guess
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɡɛs/]
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Senses
1. guess (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
Example: We can only guess at what was going through her mind.
Concept: Догадка
2. guess (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
Example: He who guesses the riddle shall have the ring.
3. guess (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
Example: That album is quite hard to find, but I guess you could try ordering it online.
4. guess (noun) — sense 4
Definition: A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
Example: If you don't know the answer, take a guess.
Structure of the word
Roots:- gʰed (Proto-Indo-European)
Connections
Polarities
Confidence ↔ Doubt — concept «Догадка»
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