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Phrasal verb guess at something (Definition of guessing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of guess verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to try and give an answer or make a judgement about something without being sure of all the facts. I don't really know. I'm just guessing. guess at something We can only guess at her reasons for leaving. guess + adv. He guessed right/wrong.
- (when: intr, often foll by at or about) to form or express an uncertain estimate or conclusion (about something), based on insufficient information: guess what we're having for dinner. 2. to arrive at a correct estimate of (something) by guessing: he guessed my age.
guessing Other forms: guessings Definitions of guessing noun an estimate based on little or no information synonyms: dead reckoning, guess, guesswork, shot
To guess is to risk an opinion regarding something one does not know about, or, wholly or partly by chance, to arrive at the correct answer to a question: to guess the outcome of a game. guess at implies more haphazard or random guessing: to guess at the solution of a crime.
Guess at implies more haphazard or random guessing: to guess at the solution of a crime. To conjecture is to make inferences in the absence of sufficient evidence to establish certainty: to conjecture the circumstances of the crime.
Guess is also commonly used as a noun to refer to the answer arrived at by a person who is guessing. A guess usually relies on luck or hope because a person doesn’t have enough information.