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Main Entry:: ¹guess
Pronunciation:: \ˈges\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English gessen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian & Swedish gissa to guess, Middle Dutch gissen, gessen, Old Norse geta to get, guess — more at get
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to form an opinion of from little or no evidence 2 : believe , suppose <I guess you're right> 3 : to arrive at a correct conclusion about by conjecture, chance, or intuition <guess the answer> intransitive verb : to make a guess

— guess·able

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\ˈge-sə-bəl\ adjective

— guess·er noun

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