1. An estimate based on little or no information
   "Without proper data, the budget forecast was mostly guessing";
   - guess, guesswork, shot, dead reckoning

1. Expect to be true; believe
   "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up";
   - think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, dare say [informal], daresay [informal]
    
2. Say or suggest something without being certain
   "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "He hazarded a guess about the outcome";
   - venture, pretend, hazard
    
3. Guess correctly; solve by guessing
   "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize";
   - infer
    
4. Form an opinion or estimate without sufficient information
   "I can only guess what he meant"

Derived forms: guessings

Type of: anticipate, approximation, estimate, estimation, expect, figure out, idea, lick [N. Amer, informal], muse, puzzle out, solve, speculate, suss [Brit, informal], suss out [Brit, informal], unriddle, work, work out

Encyclopedia: Guessing