English Dictionary

guess

IPA（発音記号）

/ɡɛs/

動詞

アメリカ英語 口語 廃用

To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion. / To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly. / (chiefly US) to suppose (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).

日本語の意味

十分な根拠に基づかず、あくまで『推測』すること。 / 正しい仮説を立てる、またはその仮説により問題を解決すること。 / （主に米語で）不確かな前提に基づき何かを仮定すること。

I can only guess that the meeting was canceled because of the storm.

嵐のせいで会議が中止になったとしか推測できない。

意味（1）

To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion.

意味（2）

To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.

He who guesses the riddle shall have the ring.

意味（3）

(chiefly US) to suppose (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).

That album is quite hard to find, but I guess you could try ordering it online.

意味（4）

(colloquial) To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".

I guess you were right. What did he say? He guesses you were right.

意味（5）

(obsolete) To hit upon or reproduce by memory.

Tell me their words, as near as thou canst guess them.

guesses （ present singular third-person ）

guessing （ participle present ）

guessed （ participle past ）

guessed （ past ）