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GES/ɡes/

To guess is to give an answer without being sure: guess the answer, have a guess, guess what happened. Suppose and think are more careful opinions; guess is a try. Guess can be a noun: a lucky guess. I guess in American English means “I suppose”; British speakers more often say I suppose or I think for that meaning.

Meaning

To give an answer without being sure it is right.

Examples

• “Can you guess the answer?”
• “If you do not know, have a guess.”
• “She guessed my age almost exactly.”

Good to know

guess + noun / guess that… Noun: a guess. Close opinion: suppose.

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