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to guess


The most common word for this is guess. Guess is used in speech and in writing.


Guess who called yesterday?
I'm not sure what breed of dog he is, but if I had to guess, I'd say he's a bloodhound.

Estimate can be used when someone guesses the cost, size, value, etc., of something, based on their knowledge.


They estimate that the work will take at least ten weeks.

These words are used to describe giving an answer to a question without knowing all the information or facts first, and so trying to be as right as you can be.

Divine is a formal word that means guess.


Mum had divined my state of mind rather shrewdly.

Surmise or conjecture are formal words that mean to guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on facts.


From the expression on his face, she surmised that something bad had happened.
It would be reasonable to conjecture that lack of exercise contributed to his obesity.

If someone guesses possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain, you could use the verb speculate.


A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the plane crash.
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