guess

[ɡes]

Definition:
1. To try and give an answer or make a judgement about something without being sure of all the facts.
2. An estimate based on little or no information.
3. Expect, believe, or suppose.

Use 'guess' in a sentence:

1. I guess I'm not the marrying kind.
2. At a guess he's been dead for two days.
3. If I might hazard a guess, I'd say she was about thirty.
4. Who do you think I saw yesterday? I'll give you three guesses.
5. My guess is that the chance that these vaccines will work is zero.
6. By now you will have guessed that I'm back in Ireland.
7. Well, I guess it's all downhill from here.
8. ‘He didn't see me, I guess. ’
9. They might be here by 3 ─ but that's just a rough guess.
10. Just when this will happen is anyone's guess.
11. My guess of 400 proved to be a serious underestimate.
12. Only by being him can you hope to out-guess him.
13. We can only guess at her reasons for leaving.
14. 'Guess what?' she said archly.
15. You'll never guess what she told me.
16. Can you guess where I've been?
17. You'll never guess what's happened!
18. My guess is that we won't hear from him again.
19. The author's intention is to keep everyone guessing until the bitter end.
20. Guess what, I just got my first part in a movie.
21. Guess what I did for the whole of the first week.
22. I guess she thought that was pretty smart.
23. Would you like to hazard a guess ?
24. Guess what, I just got my first part in a film.
25. Our guess was confirmed by calculation.
26. ‘They aren't coming, then? ’ ‘I guess not. ’
27. There were about 20 people there, at a rough guess.
28. His guess was spot on.
29. Well, well ─ I would never have guessed it!
30. Uh, yeah, I guess so.
31. Guess what! He's asked me out!
32. We can only guess what happened.
33. It doesn't take much imagination to guess what she meant.
34. Your guess wasn't far out at all.
35. I don't really know. I'm just guessing.
36. I guess I really lucked out when I met her.
37. I'd guess that she's about 30.
38. It's anybody's guess what happened.
39. It's the kind of book that keeps you guessing right to the end.
40. Would you like to hazard a guess?
41. I guess (that) you'll be looking for a new job now.
42. ‘Are you ready to go? ’ ‘Yeah, I guess so . ’
43. I guess you'll be looking for a new job now.
44. You would never guess (that) she had problems. She's always so cheerful.
45. "I think you're being paranoid."—"Yeah. I guess so."
46. She was keeping everyone guessing about the latest love in her life.
47. Guess who I saw at the party last night!
48. "I guess you guys don't mind if I smoke?" he drawled.
49. The article is based on guesses about what might happen in the future.
50. At a guess, there were forty people at the party.
51. Go on! Have a guess!
52. He guessed right/wrong .
53. He'd taken her pulse and made a guess at her blood pressure.
54. The suit was faultless: Wood guessed that he was a very successful publisher or a banker.
55. He made a wild guess at the answer.
56. She guessed the answer straight away.
57. Guess who I ran into today!
58. I guess he's right.
59. Guess who I've just seen!
60. You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context.
61. I expect you can guess what follows.
62. As you've probably guessed, the problem was electrical.
63. What will happen next is anybody's guess.
64. Can you guess his age?
65. "I guess you're right."—"Of course I'm right!"
66. You can only guess at what mental suffering they endure.