/ɡes/
Translation
To give an answer when you are not sure and have not been told the facts.
Word origin
From Middle English gessen, probably from a Scandinavian word meaning to aim at or estimate.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- gessen
Grammar
Examples
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"Guess" means to say an answer when you are not sure.
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"Guesses" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Guessed" is the past form of "guess".
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