guess

Noun
  1. A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (synset 106795537)
    is a type of: opinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
    subtypes: divination - successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
    same as: conjecture, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise
  2. An estimate based on little or no information (synset 105811946)
    is a type of: approximation, estimate, estimation, idea - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
    same as: dead reckoning, guessing, guesswork, shot
Verb
  1. Expect, believe, or suppose (synset 200633399)
    "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
    is a type of: anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely
    subtypes: suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
    same as: imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think
  2. Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (synset 200918880)
    "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
    is a type of: speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
    subtypes:
    same as: hazard, pretend, venture
  3. Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (synset 200674352)
    "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
    is a type of: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation
    subtypes:
    • quantise, quantize - approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
    • misgauge - gauge something incorrectly or improperly
    • place, put, set - estimate
    • give - estimate the duration or outcome of something
    • lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate
    • assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation
    • make - calculate as being
    • count, reckon - take account of
    • truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
    • guesstimate - estimate based on a calculation
    same as: approximate, estimate, gauge, judge
  4. Guess correctly;
    Solve by guessing (synset 200637723)
    "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
    is a type of: figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
    subtypes: tell - discern or comprehend
    same as: infer

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