guess

  • 31guess — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often absol.) estimate without calculation or measurement, or on the basis of inadequate data. 2 tr. (often foll. by that etc. + clause, or to + infin.) form a hypothesis or opinion about; conjecture; think likely (cannot guess… …

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  • 32guess — 1. noun /ɡɛs/ A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support. Syn: estimate, hypothesis, prediction 2. verb /ɡɛs/ a) To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion …

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  • 33guess — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. surmise, guesswork, supposition, assumption, conjecture, theory, guesstimate (inf.). v. suppose, divine, predict, surmise, conjecture. See intuition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. conjecture, surmise,… …

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  • 34guess — [13] In the earliest records we have of the verb guess, it is used for ‘take aim’. The modern sense ‘estimate’ did not emerge until the mid 14th century. It seems to be of Scandinavian origin, and probably comes ultimately from the same base as… …

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  • 35guess — 1. verb 1) he guessed she was about 40 Syn: estimate, hazard a guess, reckon, gauge, judge, calculate; hypothesize, postulate, predict, speculate, conjecture, surmise; informal guesstimate 2) informal I guess I owe you an apology …

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  • 36guess — [13] In the earliest records we have of the verb guess, it is used for ‘take aim’. The modern sense ‘estimate’ did not emerge until the mid 14th century. It seems to be of Scandinavian origin, and probably comes ultimately from the same base as… …

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  • 37Guess — Recorded in many forsm as shown below, this surname is of Anglo Saxon (Germanic) and Norman French pre 10th century origins. It derives from the personal name word Gazo or Wazo , a development of wado, meaning to go . Originally it was a… …

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  • 38guess — 1. verb 1) he guessed that she was about 40 Syn: estimate, reckon, judge, speculate, conjecture, hypothesize, surmise 2) informal I guess I owe you an apology Syn: suppose, think, imagine …

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  • 39Guess —    Launched in 1981 by the Marciano Brothers, this hip jeans driven company creates women s, men s, and children s apparel lines. Recognizing that in the twenty first century its customers had grown up, Guess began to add a more sophisticated… …

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  • 40guess — See calculate. See calculate, reckon, guess …

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