Définition anglaise de “guess”

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Définition de "guess" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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guessverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /ɡes/ us ​ /ɡes/

A2 to give an answer to a particular question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are correct:

I didn't know the answer, so I had to guess.
On the last question, she guessed right/wrong.
[ + question word ] Guess when this was built.
[ + (that) ] I guessed (that) she was your sister.
She asked me to guess her age.
I guessed the total amount to be about £50,000.

A2 to give the correct answer or make the correct judgment:

[ + question word ] I bet you can't guess how old he is.
She guessed the answer on her first try.
"You have a new job, don't you?" "Yes, how did you guess?"
guess what? A2 informal

› used before telling someone something interesting or surprising:

Guess what? We won the game 4–0.
I guess B1 informal

› used when you believe something is true or likely but are not certain:

[ + (that) ] I guess (that) things are pretty hard for you now.

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Idiom(s)

keep sb guessing

Phrasal verb(s)

guess at sth

guessnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ɡes/ us ​ /ɡes/

B1 an attempt to give the right answer when you are not certain if you are correct:

Go on - have/make a guess.
Both teams made some wild guesses (= made without much thought), none of which were right.

› 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."
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."

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your guess is as good as mine

(Definition of “guess” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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guessverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /ɡes/

› to give an answer to a question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are right:

[ I ] I didn’t know the answer, so I had to guess.
[ + (that) clause ] He guessed (that) she was about 50.

› To guess can also mean to give the correct answer:

[ T ] She guessed the right answer.

› To guess also means to think or believe:

[ T ] My plane leaves in an hour, so I guess I’d better be going.
[ T ] "Is he going to call you back?" "I guess so."

guessnoun [ C ]

us ​ /ɡes/

› an attempt to give the right answer when you are not certain if you are right:

Go on, take a guess.

› Someone’s guess is also an opinion about something, formed without any knowledge of the situation:

I don’t know why she’s late, but my guess is she got off at the wrong exit.

Idiom(s)

your guess is as good as mine
something is anyone's guess

(Definition of “guess” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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