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guess

verb transitive

[L. conjicio; Eng. to gush.]

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guess

To conjecture; to form an opinion without certain principles or means of knowledge; to judge at random, either of a present unknown fact, or of a future fact. First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess.

guess

To judge or form an opinion from some reasons that render a thing probable, but fall short of sufficient evidence. From slight circumstances or occasional expressions, we guess an author’s meaning.

guess

To hit upon by accident.

guess

verb intransitive
To conjecture; to judge at random. We do not know which road to take, but we must guess at it.

guess

noun
Conjecture; judgment without any certain evidence or grounds. A poet must confess . His arts like physic, but a happy guess.