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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGuess
/ɡɛs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To form an opinion or make a judgment about something without sufficient evidence.
"I can only guess what he meant by that comment."
- 1
An estimate or opinion formed without complete information.
"My guess is that it will rain tomorrow."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'guess' originates from the Old Norse word 'giska', meaning 'to estimate or conjecture'. It evolved in Middle English as 'gessen', reflecting a shift towards informal estimation or supposition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Guess" is said worldwide
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deviner
Transliteration: dəvɛ̃ʁ
"Je ne peux que deviner ce qu'il voulait dire."
raten
Transliteration: ˈʁaːtən
"Ich kann nur raten, was er gemeint hat."
indovinare
Transliteration: indoviˈnaːre
"Posso solo indovinare cosa volesse dire."
adivinar
Transliteration: aðiβiˈnaɾ
"Solo puedo adivinar lo que quiso decir."
adivinhar
Transliteration: adiviˈɲaʁ
"Só posso adivinhar o que ele quis dizer."
अनुमान लगाना
Transliteration: anumān lagānā
"मैं केवल अनुमान लगा सकता हूँ कि उसने क्या कहा।"
猜测
Transliteration: cāicè
"我只能猜测他想说什么。"
추측하다
Transliteration: chucheughada
"나는 그가 무슨 말을 하고 싶었는지 추측할 수밖에 없다."
推測する
Transliteration: すいそくする
"彼が何を言いたかったのか推測することしかできません。"
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