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guess
noun [C] /ɡes/Definition
B1 an attempt to give the right answer when you are not certain if you are correct: Go on - have/make (US take) a guess. Both teams made some wild guesses (= made without much thought), none of which were right. "What's the time?" "It's about five o'clock, at a guess (= without knowing exactly)."Guesses and assumptions › someone's opinion about something that is formed without any knowledge of the situation: "I wonder why she's not here." "My guess is that her car has broken down."Guesses and assumptions be anyone's guess › If a piece of information is anyone's guess, no one knows it: "So what's going to happen now?" "That's anyone's guess."Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
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Synonyms and related words:
- a shot in the dark idiom
- approximation noun
- assumption noun (BELIEF)
- ballpark adjective
- bet noun
- conjecture noun
- educated guess noun
- estimate noun
- guesstimate noun
- guesswork noun
- I thought as much idiom
- preconception noun
- presumption noun
- presupposition noun
- speculation noun (GUESS)
- speculative adjective (GUESS)
- supposition noun
- surmise noun
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