Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - guess
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Guess
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~1 v 1 »WITHOUT BEING SURE« to try to answer a question or make a judgment about something without having all the necessary facts, so that you are not sure whether you are correct (I'd say he's around 50, but I'm only guessing. | guess what/who/how etc) (Guess how much I had to pay - 3,000 pounds! | guess at) (We can only guess at what caused the crash.) 2 »GUESS CORRECTLY« to guess something correctly + from ("How did you know I won?" "I just guessed from the look on your face." | guess that) (I'd never have guessed that you two were brothers. | guess sth) (You've guessed my secret. | have guessed as much (=have guessed something before someone tells you)) (He told me he was leaving, but I had already guessed as much.) 3 I guess spoken especially AmE used to mean that you suppose something is true or likely (I guess I never married because I just didn't find the right girl. | I guess so/not) ("She wasn't happy?" "I guess not.") 4 keep sb guessing to not tell someone what is going to happen next 5 guess what/you'll never guess spoken used when you are about to tell someone something that will surprise them (Guess what! Bradley's resigned. | You'll never guess who I saw today.) ~2 n 1 an attempt to guess something (If you're not sure of the answer give us your best guess. | I'll give you three guesses. | make a guess (at)) (I don't know the exact figure but I'll make a guess at it. | rough guess (=one that is unlikely to be exact)) (I'd say she's about 35, but that's only a rough guess. | wild guess (=one that is made without much thought) | have a guess at BrE /take a guess at AmE (=try to guess something)) (Take a guess at what's in the third box and you could win a trip to Hawaii. | at a guess spoken (=used to mean that what you are saying is just a guess)) (The girl was twelve years old at a guess.) 2 an opinion formed by guessing (my guess is) (My guess is that there won't be many people there today.) 3 be anybody's guess to be something that no one knows (What she's going to do with her life now is anybody's guess.) 4 your guess is as good as mine spoken used to tell someone that you do not know any more than they do about something
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(guesses, guessing, guessed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you guess something, you give an answer or provide an opinion which may not be true because you do not have definite knowledge about the matter concerned. The suit was faultless: Wood guessed that he was a very successful publisher or a banker... You can only guess at what mental suffering they endure... Paula reached for her camera, guessed distance and exposure, and shot two frames... Guess what I did for the whole of the first week... If she guessed wrong, it meant twice as many meetings the following week. VERB: V that, V at n/wh, V n, V wh, V adv 2. If you guess that something is the case, you correctly form the opinion that it is the case, although you do not have definite knowledge about it. By now you will have guessed that I’m back in Ireland... He should have guessed what would happen... Someone might have guessed our secret and passed it on. VERB: V that, V wh, V n 3. A guess is an attempt to give an answer or provide an opinion which may not be true because you do not have definite knowledge about the matter concerned. My guess is that the chance that these vaccines will work is zero... He’d taken her pulse and made a guess at her blood pressure... Well, we can hazard a guess at the answer. N-COUNT: oft N that, N at n, N as to n/wh 4. If you say that something is anyone’s guess or anybody’s guess, you mean that no-one can be certain about what is really true. (INFORMAL) Just when this will happen is anyone’s guess... PHRASE: v-link PHR 5. You say at a guess to indicate that what you are saying is only an estimate or what you believe to be true, rather than being a definite fact. At a guess he’s been dead for two days. PHRASE: PHR with cl c darkgreen]vagueness 6. You say I guess to show that you are slightly uncertain or reluctant about what you are saying. (mainly AM INFORMAL) I guess she thought that was pretty smart... I guess he’s right... ‘I...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English gessen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian & Swedish gissa to ~, Middle Dutch gissen, gessen, Old Norse geta to get, ~ — more at get Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to form an opinion of from little or no evidence 2. believe, suppose I ~ you're right 3. to arrive at a correct conclusion about by conjecture, chance, or intuition ~ the answer intransitive verb to make a ~ • ~able adjective • ~er noun II. noun Date: 14th century conjecture, surmise ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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 how you did it; guess them to be Italian). 3 tr. conjecture or estimate correctly by guessing (you have to guess the weight). 4 intr. (foll. by at) make a conjecture about. --n. an estimate or conjecture reached by guessing. Phrases and idioms anybody's (or anyone's) guess something very vague or difficult to determine. I guess colloq. I think it likely; I suppose. keep a person guessing colloq. withhold information. Derivatives guessable adj. guesser n. Etymology: ME gesse, of uncert. orig.: cf. OSw. gissa, MLG, MDu. gissen: f. the root of GET v. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский строительный словарь
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1) догадка 2) догадываться 3) полагаться 4) предполагать 5) предположение 6) считать reasonably good guess — достаточно правдоподобное предположение - crude guess - deductive guess - erroneous guess - guess value - intelligent guess - logical guess - prior guess - reasonable guess - wild guess - wise guess ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. докадка; предположение lucky guess —- счастливая догадка scientific guess —- научное предположение by guess —- наугад to give a guess —- высказать предположение to make a guess at what will happen —- высказать докадку о том, что произойдет that's a good guess —- ваше предположение верно; как вы догадались? that was an easy guess —- тут и догадываться нечего I give you three guesses —- можешь угадывать до трех раз; если с трех раз не угадаешь - проиграл what is your guess? —- что вы предполагаете? 2. приблизительный подсчет crude guess —- грубая оценка at a guess, by guess —- приблизительно, примерно; по грубому подсчету Id: to miss one's guess —- ам. ошибиться, не отгадать Id: this is anyone's guess —- об этом можно только догадываться; это еще неизвестно; кто знает?; как знать? Id: your guess is as good as mine —- я об этом знаю столько же, сколько вы Id: one man's guess is as good as another's —- никто ничего не знает, нельзя сказать ничего определенного; это одному богу известно Id: to steer by guess and by God —- ам. плыть наугад 3. догадываться; предполагать I can only guess the reasons for his conduct —- я могу только догадываться о причинах его поведения guess who did it! —- догадайтесь, кто это сделал! I can guess your answer —- я предвижу ваш ответ to keep smb. guessing —- держать кого-либо в недоумении, озадачивать that got him guessing...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) предположение, догадка - by guess 2) приблизительный подсчет 2. v. 1) угадать, отгадать to guess a riddle - отгадать загадку 2) предполагать (by, from); гадать, догадываться I should guess his age at forty - я дал бы ему лет сорок 3) amer. считать, полагать I guess we shall miss the train - думаю, что мы опоздаем на поезд Syn: see suppose ...Англо-русский словарь
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