Definition
I guess: I suppose, I think, I believe, I imagine, I suspect
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
-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
Pronunciation examples
UK: I guess you can come along.
US: I guess you're hungry if you haven't eaten all day.
- "Warbuckle : This is just a guess, but I don't think this is the AK-47 that I asked for on my Christmas list."
- "I guess so!"
- "She wants you to guess who it was."
- "I guess that's my ideal woman."
- "Bruno : Uh, sure. I guess."
- "Yeah, I guess I do."
- "I guess we should drink more milkshake."
- "Bruno : Well, I'll have a tomato juice then, I guess."
- "That would be nice. I guess. Maybe I'll go then."
- "I guess they're not important when all you care about is perfume!"
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