English-Dutch translations for guess

• raden
  We hebben er het raden naar waarom. It is anyone' s guess as to why.
  U kunt wel raden welke kandidaat voor een gesprek mocht komen. You can guess which 'applicant' was invited for interview.
  Wij kunnen altijd alleen maar raden waarom wij bepaalde voorstellen niet krijgen. We can only ever guess the reasons why no proposals are presented to us.
• gis
• gissen
  Wij kunnen nu echter alleen maar gissen. We can only try to guess at these.
  Naar de omvang van deze problematiek kunnen we vooralsnog alleen maar gissen. As to the extent of this problem, we can only guess at the moment.
  Naar de snelheid van de veranderingen kunnen het Groenboek en de rapporteur alleen maar gissen. The Green Paper and the rapporteur can but guess at the speed of change.
• gissing
• gok
  Ik weet het niet, maar het is een gok. I do not know why, but I can hazard a guess.
• veronderstellen
• veronderstelling

Definition of guess

• To reach a partly unqualified conclusion
• to suppose (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility
• To think, conclude, or decide . Usually in first person: "I guess
• To hit upon or reproduce by memory
• A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support

Examples

• He who guesses the riddle shall have the ring
• That album is quite hard to find, but I guess you could try ordering it online
• I guess you were right." "What did he say?" "He guesses you were right
• I guess Ill go to bed
• If you dont know the answer, take a guess

Related words

• guesstimate
• guessing
• guessed
• guesswork
• second-guess
• outguess
• guesser
• unguessed
• guess what