Guess

Definition of Guess

Pronunciation: gĕs

v. t.	1.	To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture. [imp. & p. p. Guessed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Guessing.] First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess. - Pope.
	2.	To judge or form an opinion of, from reasons that seem preponderating, but are not decisive. We may then guess how far it was from his design. - Milton. Of ambushed men, whom, by their arms and dress, To be Taxallan enemies I guess. - Dryden.
	3.	To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly; as, he who guesses the riddle shall have the ring; he has guessed my designs.
	4.	To hit upon or reproduce by memory. Tell me their words, as near as thou canst guess them. - Shak.
	5.	To think; to suppose; to believe; to imagine; - followed by an objective clause. Not all together; better far, I guess, That we do make our entrance several ways. - Shak. But in known images of life I guess The labor greater. - Pope.
v. i.	1.	To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; - with at, about, etc. This is the place, as well as I may guess. - Milton.
n.	1.	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. A poet must confess His art 's like physic - but a happy guess. - Dryden.

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