guessed


guessed

arrived at an opinion without sufficient evidence to support it; estimated: He guessed that it would take two hours to get there.; thought: I guessed it would be okay.; believed: I guessed he was telling the truth.
Not to be confused with:guest – a person who spends time in another’s home as a visitor: house guest, dinner guest; a person who patronizes a hotel, restaurant, etc.; participating or performing as a guest: guest speaker, guest conductor

guess

G0301600 (gĕs)v. guessed, guess·ing, guess·es v.tr.1. a. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.b. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.2. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of: guessed the answer.3. To suppose; think: I guess he was wrong.v.intr.1. To make an estimate or conjecture: We could only guess at her motives.2. To estimate or conjecture correctly.n.1. An act or instance of guessing.2. A conjecture arrived at by guessing.
[Middle English gessen, probably of Scandinavian origin; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]
guess′er n.