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guess

guess

Meaning of guess

English

to give an answer without being sure

Русский

отвечать наугад, не будучи уверенным

guess

Pronunciation

British English
/ɡes/
American English
/ɡes/

guess with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом guess

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

8 сочетаний

Угадать или нет

Guessing right or wrong
guess right
угадать

You can win a mug if you guess right.

Можно выиграть кружку, если угадаешь.

guess wrong
не угадать

If you guess wrong, you can try again tomorrow.

Если не угадаешь, завтра можно попробовать снова.

  • have a guessугадай
  • guess the answerугадать ответ

Знаешь что? Ни за что не угадаешь

Teasing and admitting you don't know
guess what!
знаешь что?

Guess what! We finally got the keys to the new apartment.

Знаешь что? Мы наконец получили ключи от новой квартиры.

your guess is as good as mine
я знаю не больше твоего

When will the bus come? Your guess is as good as mine.

Когда придёт автобус? Я знаю не больше твоего.

  • you'll never guessни за что не угадаешь
  • a wild guessпальцем в небо

guess usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Can you guess how old she is?

Можешь угадать, сколько ей лет?

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Try to guess what is in the box.

Попробуй угадать, что в коробке.

guess synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between guess, figure out, work out, suppose, estimate, predict, speculate, and infer

figure out
🇬🇧English

to understand by thinking

very often

ENI finally figured out who sent the flowers.

W
🇬🇧English
work out

to find the answer by thinking

very often

ENCan you work out where they went?

🇬🇧English

to think something is probably true

A2very often

ENI suppose he is busy right now.

Advanced: broader words

🇬🇧English

to roughly calculate a number or size

A2often

ENCan you estimate the cost?

🇬🇧English

to say what will happen

A2often

ENExperts predict rain tomorrow.

S
🇬🇧English
speculate

to form guesses without facts; formal

rare word

ENReporters speculated about the reasons for his resignation.

I
🇬🇧English
infer

to conclude from evidence

A2rare word

ENWe can infer that he was tired from his behavior.

D
🇬🇧English
deduce

to reach a conclusion by logic

A2rare word

ENFrom the clues, we deduced his name.

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guess meaning: what does it mean?

to give an answer without being sure

guess pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

guess is pronounced as /ɡes/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

guess definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Можешь угадать, сколько ей лет? Translation: Can you guess how old she is?

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