make an educated guess

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• guess — I UK [ɡes] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms guess : present tense I/you/we/they guess he/she/it guesses present participle guessing past tense guessed past participle guessed *** a) to say or decide what you think is true, without… …   English dictionary

• guess — guess1 [ ges ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it: a contest to guess the weight of the pig guess what/who/how etc.: Would anyone like to guess what this object is? guess at …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• guess — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fair, good, reasonable, safe ▪ April is a safe guess for first deliveries. ▪ educated, informed …   Collocations dictionary

• guess*/*/ — [ges] verb [I/T] I 1) to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it a competition to guess the weight of the pig[/ex] Whoever guesses correctly will win two tickets to the show.[/ex] Would anyone like to guess what this… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• educated — ed|u|cat|ed [ˈedjukeıtıd US ˈedʒə ] adj 1.) having been well taught and learned a lot ▪ a highly educated woman 2.) university educated/well educated/privately educated etc having had a particular type of education 3.) educated guess a guess that …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• an educated guess — a guess that is likely to be correct because you have enough knowledge about a particular subject. Scientists can do no more than make educated guesses about future climate changes …   New idioms dictionary

• guess — guess1 W3S1 [ges] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] to try to answer a question or form an opinion when you are not sure whether you will be correct ▪ I d say he s around 50, but I m only guessing.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Zettai Karen Children — A ten year old Level 7 psychokinetic (the maximum esper potency designation), Kaoru is the reckless and zealous member of The Children Special Esper Team alongside Shiho and Aoi. When she is introduced, Kaoru is seen reading a magazine that is… …   Wikipedia

• guesstimate — guess·ti·mate || gestɪmÉ™t n. (Slang) calculated guess; assumption based on a guess v. (Slang) make an educated guess; estimate by guessing …   English contemporary dictionary

• guesstimated — guess·ti·mate || gestɪmÉ™t n. (Slang) calculated guess; assumption based on a guess v. (Slang) make an educated guess; estimate by guessing …   English contemporary dictionary

• guesstimates — guess·ti·mate || gestɪmÉ™t n. (Slang) calculated guess; assumption based on a guess v. (Slang) make an educated guess; estimate by guessing …   English contemporary dictionary