Guess meaning in English

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Definition

I guess: I suppose, I think, I believe, I imagine, I suspect idiom
I guess is an expression frequently used in the spoken language:
I guess you can come to the party, but I will have to ask my friend first to confirm.
-Can you work on Saturday? -I guess I could: I can't think of a good reason why not.
to guess: to predict, to estimate, to speculate, to imagine verb
-Guess who I saw last night? -The Queen? Michael Jackson? A ghost?
You'll never guess what I did last night! You can't imagine what I did last night!
a guess an estimate, a speculation, a theory, a prediction

UK: I guess you can come along.
US: I guess you're hungry if you haven't eaten all day.

Examples

  • "I guess so!"
  • "Yeah I guess I do."
  • "I guess the people here are nice enough."
  • "I guess that's my ideal woman."
  • "You signed the paperwork when you joined the company, but I guess you weren't paying attention!"
  • "That would be nice. I guess. Maybe I'll go then."
  • "Harold : I guess you're right."
  • "Bruno : I guess."
  • "Here's our new song, I guess."
  • "Edward : Well, I guess my target market is young guys like me."
  • "Bruno : Well, I'll have a tomato juice then, I guess."
  • "Tuesday : Guess who was spotted cavorting with visibly drunk sherpas on the top of Mount Everest?"
  • "Guess who it is?"
  • "I guess I should listen to them."
  • "There's a competition to guess the cow's weight."
  • "I guess we should drink some more milkshake."
  • "Bruno : Uh, sure. I guess."
  • "I guess they're not important when all you care about is perfume!"
  • "I guess I misunderstood."
  • "He was acting strange, different, a little bit queer, I guess you could say."

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