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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guess \Guess\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guessed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Guessing}.] [OE. gessen; akin to Dan. gisse, Sw. gissa,
      Icel. gizha, D. gissen: cf. Dan. giette to guess, Icel. geta
      to get, to guess. Probably originally, to try to get, and
      akin to E. get. See {Get}.]
      1. To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means
            of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.
  
                     First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      2. To judge or form an opinion of, from reasons that seem
            preponderating, but are not decisive.
  
                     We may then guess how far it was from his design.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     Of ambushed men, whom, by their arms and dress, To
                     be Taxallan enemies I guess.               --Dryden.
  
      3. To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly;
            as, he who guesses the riddle shall have the ring; he has
            guessed my designs.
  
      4. To hit upon or reproduce by memory. [Obs.]
  
                     Tell me their words, as near as thou canst guess
                     them.                                                --Shak.
  
      5. To think; to suppose; to believe; to imagine; -- followed
            by an objective clause.
  
                     Not all together; better far, I guess, That we do
                     make our entrance several ways.         --Shak.
  
                     But in known images of life I guess The labor
                     greater.                                             --Pope.
  
      Syn: To conjecture; suppose; surmise; suspect; divine; think;
               imagine; fancy.
  
      Usage: {To Guess}, {Think}, {Reckon}. Guess denotes, to
                  attempt to hit upon at random; as, to guess at a thing
                  when blindfolded; to conjecture or form an opinion on
                  hidden or very slight grounds: as, to guess a riddle;
                  to guess out the meaning of an obscure passage. The
                  use of the word guess for think or believe, although
                  abundantly sanctioned by good English authors, is now
                  regarded as antiquated and objectionable by
                  discriminating writers. It may properly be branded as
                  a colloguialism and vulgarism when used respecting a
                  purpose or a thing about which there is no
                  uncertainty; as, I guess I 'll go to bed.
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