guesser

guess

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ges]
- /gɛs/
- /ˈɡe.sə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ges]
- /gɛs/

Definitions of guesser word

verb with object guesser to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight. 1
verb with object guesser to estimate or conjecture about correctly: to guess what a word means. 1
verb with object guesser to think, believe, or suppose: I guess I can get there in time. 1
verb without object guesser to form an estimate or conjecture (often followed by at or about): We guessed at the weight of the package. 1
verb without object guesser to estimate or conjecture correctly. 1
noun guesser an opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever. 1

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Origin of guesser

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; (v.) Middle English gessen, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Danish, Norwegian gissa, Middle Low German gissen, Middle Dutch gessen, Old Norse geta; (noun) Middle English gesse, derivative of the v. See get

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Parts of speech for Guesser

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Guesser

guesser popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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