expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the truth by a random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise
vagueness You say I guess to show that you are slightly uncertain or reluctant about what you are saying. I guess she thought that was pretty smart I guess he's right `I think you're being paranoid.' --- `Yeah. I guess so.'
If you say that something is anyone's guess or anybody's guess, you mean that no-one can be certain about what is really true. Just when this will happen is anyone's guess
vagueness You say at a guess to indicate that what you are saying is only an estimate or what you believe to be true, rather than being a definite fact. At a guess he's been dead for two days
To judge or form an opinion of, from reasons that seem preponderating, but are not decisive
If someone keeps you guessing, they do not tell you what you want to know. The author's intention is to keep everyone guessing until the bitter end
If you guess that something is the case, you correctly form the opinion that it is the case, although you do not have definite knowledge about it. By now you will have guessed that I'm back in Ireland He should have guessed what would happen Someone might have guessed our secret and passed it on
To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly; as, he who guesses the riddle shall have the ring; he has guessed my designs