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Express Yourself Speculating Speculating In some exams, you have to talk about what you can see in a picture and speculate about the situation or a wider issue prompted by the picture. These are ways of saying what you think might be the case: I think it's likely that these people know each other. I imagine she's his wife. British English I guess that the car has broken down.
North American English I think this has probably happened before. It looks to me as though the woman is very angry. British English or formal, North American English. Extra Examples I was only guessing at her age. If you think I'm lying, well guess again. A2 to give an answer to a particular question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are correct :. I didn't know the answer , so I had to guess. She asked me to guess her age. See more results ». A2 to give the correct answer or make the correct judgment :.
She guessed the answer on her first try. A2 informal. Guess what? We won the game 4—0. I guess B1 informal. I'm never going to guess the answer if you don't give me a clue.
She presents such a cheerful front that you'd never guess she's ill. From her slow , deliberate speech I guessed she must be drunk. No prizes for guessing where Daniel is. She gave the present a quick squeeze and tried to guess what was inside. Guessing, supposing and suspecting. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Imagining and conceiving. Linguistics: interjections. Idiom keep sb guessing. Phrasal verb guess at sth. B1 an attempt to give the right answer when you are not certain if you are correct :.
If a piece of information is anyone's guess, no one knows it:. Both teams made some wild guesses , none of which were right. I wouldn't like to hazard a guess. That was an inspired guess. This is only a rough guess. That's my best guess but I could well be wrong. Guesses and assumptions. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Confusion, confusing and feeling confused.
Idiom your guess is as good as mine. Guess also means to believe or suppose. Guess has a few other senses as a noun and a verb and is used in several idioms. People often guess what the weather will be like, or what the future may hold, or what the right answer is to a question on a test. Used in a sentence: I had no clue what her favorite color was so I guessed that it was red.
Guess is also commonly used as a noun to refer to the answer arrived at by a person who is guessing. Used in a sentence: I thought my prediction had a chance to come true, but my guess turned out to be wrong. As a verb, guess is also used as a synonym for words like think , believe , and suppose —it can mean to feel that something might be possible, doable, or feasible. Used in a sentence: I guess I can make it to the bank before it closes. The first records of the word guess come from the early s.
It comes from the Middle English gessen and may be Scandanavian in origin. The noun sense of guess comes from the Middle English gesse , which is based on the verb. What are some other forms related to guess? I asked my students how old they think I am and one class guessed Bless them. We also enjoyed playing a game of 'Guess the Coronation Street character' with juliagoulding aka Shona in the Platts house.
Loved this, definitely a game coronationstreet should bring out! Corrie60 pic. Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of guess? My guess is that a lot of people who have previously had SARS-CoV-2 are probably still protected in part, or not as protected.
You had to assume that the mystery word was selected randomly from this word list, which was also the list your guess es had to be chosen from. Right now, researchers say, their best guess is that vaccines will reduce transmission but may not prevent it entirely.
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