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{ "term": "guess", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "guess", "heSheIt": "guesses" }, "pastSimple": "guessed", "pastParticiple": "guessed", "ingForm": "guessing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to try and give an answer or make a judgement about something without being sure of all the facts", "sensetop": "guess at somethingguess + adv.guess (that)…guess where, who, etc…guess something", "labels": "(British English)(North American English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I don't really know. I'm just guessing." }, { "text": "We can only guess at her reasons for leaving.", "contextForm": "guess at something" }, { "text": "He **guessed right/wrong**.", "contextForm": "guess + adv." }, { "text": "I'd guess that she's about 30.", "contextForm": "guess (that)…" }, { "text": "Can you guess where I've been?", "contextForm": "guess where, who, etc…" }, { "text": "Can you guess his age?", "contextForm": "guess something" }, { "text": "I was only guessing at her age." }, { "text": "If you think I'm lying, well guess again." }, { "text": "That's not the answer. Guess again." }, { "text": "We can only guess how fast a dinosaur might have run." }, { "text": "What star sign are you? No, let me guess." }, { "text": "We can't begin to guess his reasons." }, { "text": "What did you get her for Christmas? Let me guess." }, { "text": "How old do you think I am? Go on, guess!" } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument", "Doubt, guessing and certainty"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["correctly", "right", "incorrectly"], "verb + guess": ["can", "can only", "try to"], "preposition": ["at", "from"], "phrases": [ "could have guessed", "might have guessed", "should have guessed" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to find the right answer to a question or the truth without knowing all the facts", "sensetop": "guess somethingguess what, where, etc…guess (that)…", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She guessed the answer straight away.", "contextForm": "guess something" }, { "text": "**You'll never guess** what she told me.", "contextForm": "guess what, where, etc…" }, { "text": "You would never guess (that) she had problems. She’s always so cheerful.", "contextForm": "guess (that)…" }, { "text": "So it was Rob who broke the window? **I might have guessed!**" }, { "text": "**If I had to guess**, I'd say she was the one responsible for this." }, { "text": "If you haven't already guessed, I'm going out with Steve." }, { "text": "It's not hard to guess where they went." }, { "text": "Jane had guessed wrong about who was responsible for the fire." }, { "text": "She guessed from his expression that he had not won." }, { "text": "You'll never guess who I saw yesterday!" }, { "text": "an easily guessed password" }, { "text": "I guessed from John's expression that something was badly wrong." }, { "text": "I guessed, rightly, that the keys would be under the doormat." }, { "text": "If you can guess my age, I'll buy you a drink!" }, { "text": "It's not hard to guess who he's gone to see." }, { "text": "You'll never guess where they've gone." }, { "text": "You can probably guess how she reacted!" }, { "text": "It's impossible to guess what they might have been feeling." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["correctly", "right", "incorrectly"], "verb + guess": ["can", "can only", "try to"], "preposition": ["at", "from"], "phrases": [ "could have guessed", "might have guessed", "should have guessed" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "used to show that you are going to say something surprising or exciting", "sensetop": "guess what, who, etc…", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Guess what! He's asked me out!" }, { "text": "Guess who I've just seen!" }, { "text": "Guess how long it took me to get here." }, { "text": "Guess who's here!" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["correctly", "right", "incorrectly"], "verb + guess": ["can", "can only", "try to"], "preposition": ["at", "from"], "phrases": [ "could have guessed", "might have guessed", "should have guessed" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to suppose that something is true or likely", "sensetop": "guess (that)…", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I guess (that) you’ll be looking for a new job now." }, { "text": "I guess I'm just lucky." }, { "text": "He didn't see me, I guess." }, { "text": "‘Are you ready to go?’ ‘Yeah, **I guess so**.’" }, { "text": "‘They aren't coming, then?’ ‘**I guess not**.’" }, { "text": "‘Do you really love her?’ ‘I guess so.’" }, { "text": "‘Are you coming with us?’ ‘I guess so.’" }, { "text": "‘Can I have another cookie?’ ‘I guess so, but that's the last one.’" }, { "text": "I guess you're mad at me." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["correctly", "right", "incorrectly"], "verb + guess": ["can", "can only", "try to"], "preposition": ["at", "from"], "phrases": [ "could have guessed", "might have guessed", "should have guessed" ] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to not tell somebody about your plans or what is going to happen next", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "It's the kind of book that keeps you guessing right to the end." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɡes/", "audio": "gu/guess/guess__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɡesɪz/", "audio": "gu/guess/guesses__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɡest/", "audio": "gu/guess/guessed__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɡesɪŋ/", "audio": "gu/guess/guessing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɡes/", "audio": "gu/guess/guess__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɡesɪz/", "audio": "gu/guess/guesses__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɡest/", "audio": "gu/guess/guessed__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɡesɪŋ/", "audio": "gu/guess/guessing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Dutch gissen, and probably related to get." }