guess

guess
1. n догадка; предположение

lucky guess — счастливая догадка

scientific guess — научное предположение

by guess — наугад

to give a guess — высказать предположение

to make a guess at what will happen — высказать догадку о том, что произойдёт

that was an easy guess — тут и догадываться нечего

to guess wrong — ошибиться в догадке

wise guess — правильное предположение

safe guess — безошибочное предположение

intelligent guess — обоснованное предположение

2. n приблизительный подсчёт

crude guess — грубая оценка

at a guess, by guess — приблизительно, примерно, по грубому подсчёту

at a guess — приблизительно

a rough guess — приблизительный подсчёт

3. v догадываться; предполагать

I can only guess the reasons for his conduct — я могу только догадываться о причинах его поведения

guess who did it! — догадайтесь, кто это сделал!

4. v приблизительно определять

can you guess his weight? — как вы думаете, сколько он весит?

5. v угадывать, отгадывать

to guess a riddle — отгадать загадку

6. v понимать, заключать
7. v амер. разг. думать, считать, полагать

I guess we shall see him soon — думаю, что мы скоро увидим его

Синонимический ряд:
1. conjecture (noun) assumption; conjecture; estimation; hypothesis; idea; inference; notion; opinion; postulate; presumption; presupposition; speculation; supposition; surmise; theory
2. forecast (noun) forecast; prediction; prophecy
3. believe (verb) believe; imagine; suggest; venture
4. conjecture (verb) assume; conjecture; infer; presume; pretend; suppose; surmise; suspect; think
5. forecast (verb) forecast; prophesy
6. predict (verb) call; predict
Антонимический ряд:
certainty; fact; know

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  • Guess — (g[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guessing}.] [OE. gessen; akin to Dan. gisse, Sw. gissa, Icel. gizha, D. gissen: cf. Dan. giette to guess, Icel. geta to get, to guess. Probably originally, to try to get, and akin to E.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Guess? — Guess?, Inc. Tipo Pública (NYSE: GES) Fundación Los Ángeles, CA (1981) …   Wikipedia Español

  • guess — The informal use of I guess meaning ‘I think it likely, I suppose’ developed in America in the late 18c from the standard use of the phrase meaning ‘it is my opinion or hypothesis (that)’. The Americanness of the informal use has been marked… …   Modern English usage

  • guess´er — guess «gehs», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to form an opinion of without really knowing; conjecture; estimate: »to guess the height of a tree, guess what will happen next. 2. to get right by guessing: »Can you guess the answer to that riddle? 3. to think …   Useful english dictionary

  • guess — guess·able; guess·er; guess·ing·ly; guess; guess·ti·mate; …   English syllables

  • Guess — Guess, v. i. To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; with at, about, etc. [1913 Webster] This is the place, as well as I may guess. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Guess — Guess, n. 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. [1913 Webster] A poet must confess His art s like physic but a happy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guess — [ges] vt., vi. [ME gessen, to judge, estimate, prob. < MDu, akin to Dan gisse, Swed gissa, ON geta: for IE base see GET] 1. to form a judgment or estimate of (something) without actual knowledge or enough facts for certainty; conjecture;… …   English World dictionary

  • guess — vb *conjecture, surmise Analogous words: speculate, *think, reason: imagine, fancy (see THINK): gather, *infer, deduce: estimate, reckon (see CALCULATE) guess n conjecture, surmise (see under …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • guess — [n] belief, speculation assumption, ballpark figure*, conclusion, conjecture, deduction, divination, estimate, fancy, feeling, guesstimate*, guesswork, hunch*, hypothesis, induction, inference, judgment, notion, opinion, postulate, postulation,… …   New thesaurus

  • guess — ► VERB 1) estimate or suppose (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct. 2) correctly estimate or conjecture. 3) (I guess) informal, chiefly N. Amer. I suppose. ► NOUN ▪ an estimate or conjecture. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary


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