n.
Pronunciation: ' ges
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 \ ' ge-s ə -b ə l \ adjective
– guess · er noun