Meaning & use
Guessed
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Estimated or gave an answer about something without being certain it was correct.
See it in a sentence
She guessed the number of jellybeans in the jar and won the contest.
He guessed wrong about which door led outside.
A note on using this word
The past tense of 'guess'; the silent 'u' after the 'g' reflects the word's Middle English spelling.
Words with a similar meaning
estimatedsurmised
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Words with an opposite meaning
knewverified
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