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Moderateguess
The correct spelling is guess.
How to pronounce guess
/ɡɛs/
verbIPA: /ɡɛs/
Say it like: Gue-ss
The correct spelling is guess. To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion. For example: "He who guesses the riddle shall have the ring."
Usage Examples
“He who guesses the riddle shall have the ring.”
“That album is quite hard to find, but I guess you could try ordering it online.”
“"I guess I'll go to bed."”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion.
- 2.To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
- 3.To suppose (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- 4.To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".
- 5.To hit upon or reproduce by memory.
noun
- 1.A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
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