American Dictionary
Definition guess in American English
guess
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ɡes/
▪ educated, good, informed, inspired, lucky, rough, wild
Example
Make a guess and then check it on your calculator.
Example
Take a guess at what's behind this screen.
Example
The researchers made several inspired guesses about how the brain works.
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