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guess

(g/E/s )

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence(noun.communication)

Synonym:
conjecture, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise

source: wordnet30
an estimate based on little or no information(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
dead reckoning, guessing, guesswork, shot

source: wordnet30
An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the truth by a random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise.(noun)

source: webster1913

expect, believe, or suppose(verb.cognition)

Example:
I guess she is angry at me for standing her up.

Synonym:
imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think

source: wordnet30
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation(verb.communication)

Example:
I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again.

Synonym:
hazard, pretend, venture

source: wordnet30
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
approximate, estimate, gauge, judge

source: wordnet30
guess correctly; solve by guessing(verb.cognition)

Example:
He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize.

Synonym:
infer

source: wordnet30
To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; -- with at, about, etc.(verb)

source: webster1913

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