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guessing

/ˈɡɛsɪŋ/

guessing about

guessing back

guessing in

Translations

guessinggerund / present participle

/ˈɡes.ɪŋ/

/ˈɡɛs.ɪŋ/

Used attributively before nouns or predicatively to describe an action of conjecturing (e.g., "a guessing game").

approximatif

They offered a guessing estimate of the project’s cost.

Ils ont fourni une estimation approximative du coût du projet.

Additional translations

hasardeuxEmployé pour une évaluation faite sans certitude.

Synonyms

guessingnoun

His guessing about the outcome of the game was surprisingly accurate.

Ses conjectures sur l’issue du match étaient étonnamment justes.

Additional translations

suppositionPlus courant au pluriel dans ce sens.

Synonyms

guessingadjective

Used attributively before nouns to denote activities or situations that involve making guesses.

conjectural

Any figures we quote now are merely guessing numbers.

Les chiffres que nous avançons maintenant sont purement conjecturaux.

Additional translations

hasardeuxDans le sens de « fondé sur des suppositions ».

Synonyms

guessverb

guessing

Gerund

guessed

Past Simple

guessed

Past Participle

guessing

Gerund

/ɡɛs/

deviner

I had to guess the answer to the last question on the test.

J'ai dû deviner la réponse à la dernière question du test.

estimer

She guessed the total cost of the groceries before reaching the checkout.

Elle a estimé le coût total des courses avant d'arriver à la caisse.

Additional translations

supposer

croireFamilier, surtout dans la langue parlée américaine.

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Antonyms

Definitions

guessinggerund / present participle

Forming opinions or answers without certain knowledge; speculative.

They offered a guessing estimate of the project’s cost.

guessingnoun

The act or process of forming an opinion or conclusion without sufficient information or evidence.

His guessing about the outcome of the game was surprisingly accurate.

guessingadjective

Relating to or involving guesses; based on conjecture rather than certainty.

Any figures we quote now are merely guessing numbers.

guessverb

To form an opinion or give an answer about something when you do not know much or anything about it.

I had to guess the answer to the last question on the test.

To estimate or suppose something without sufficient information to be sure of being correct.

She guessed the total cost of the groceries before reaching the checkout.

To predict or conjecture something based on intuition or limited information.

He guessed that it would rain later in the afternoon.

To think or suppose; to believe something is true, often with some uncertainty (chiefly U.S., informal).

I guess you're right about the meeting being cancelled.