guesswork
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guess·work
(gĕs′wûrk′)n.
1. The process of making guesses.
2. An estimate or judgment made by guessing.
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guesswork
(ˈɡɛsˌwɜːk)n
1. a set of conclusions, estimates, etc, arrived at by guessing
2. the process of making guesses
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guess•work
(ˈgɛsˌwɜrk)n.
work or procedure based on the making of guesses or conjectures.
[1715–25]
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Noun | 1. | guesswork - an estimate based on little or no information approximation, estimate, estimation, idea - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" |
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guesswork
noun speculation, theory, presumption, conjecture, estimation, surmise, supposition He bases his claim on a few facts and a lot of guesswork.
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guesswork
nounA judgment, estimate, or opinion arrived at by guessing:
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Translations
بالتَّخْمين، على الظَّن
dohadyhádání
gætteri
találgatás
ágiskun
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guesswork
[ˈgɛswɜːrk] nThis is just guesswork → Ce n'est qu'une simple hypothèse.
This isn't just guesswork. I know someone was in the house → Je ne dis pas ça au hasard. Je sais qu'il y avait quelqu'un dans la maison.
Who did it is a matter of guesswork → On n'a aucune certitude quant à l'identité du responsable.
I got the answer by guesswork → J'ai deviné la réponse.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
guesswork
n → (reine) Vermutung; there’s too much guesswork in historical essays → in historischen Aufsätzen wird zu viel vermutet; they did it by guesswork → sie haben nur geraten; it’s all guesswork → das sind doch nur Vermutungen, das ist doch alles nur geraten
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
guess
(ges) verb1. to say what is likely to be the case. I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.
2. (especially American) to suppose. I guess I'll have to leave now.
noun an opinion, answer etc got by guessing. My guess is that he's not coming.
ˈguesswork noun the process or result of guessing. I got the answer by guesswork.
anybody's guess a matter of complete uncertainty. Who will win is anybody's guess.
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