Guessing: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ค
guessing
[ หษกษsษชล ]
game
The activity of trying to guess something.
Synonyms
estimating, predicting, speculating.
Examples of usage
- Let's play a game of guessing!
- She's really good at guessing the answers.
- His guessing skills are impressive.
- The guessing game was challenging.
- Guessing can be a fun pastime.
informal
Used to describe something that is estimated or approximated without exact knowledge.
Synonyms
approximate, estimated, rough.
Examples of usage
- His guessing game on the number of candies was close.
- The guessing competition was fierce.
Translations
Translations of the word "guessing" in other languages:
๐ต๐น adivinhaรงรฃo
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคจเฅเคฎเคพเคจ เคฒเคเคพเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช Raten
๐ฎ๐ฉ menebak
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒะณะฐะดัะฒะฐะฝะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ zgadywanie
๐ฏ๐ต ๆจๆธฌ (ใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท deviner
๐ช๐ธ adivinanza
๐น๐ท tahmin
๐ฐ๐ท ์ถ์ธก (chucheug)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชุฎู ูู
๐จ๐ฟ hรกdรกnรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ hรกdaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ็ๆต (cฤicรจ)
๐ธ๐ฎ ugibanje
๐ฎ๐ธ getgรกta
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะพะปะถะฐะผ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแชแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ tษhmin
๐ฒ๐ฝ adivinanza
Etymology
The word 'guessing' originated from the Old Norse word 'giska', which meant 'to guess'. Over time, it evolved into the Middle English word 'gessen' and eventually became 'guessing' in modern English. The concept of guessing has been a part of human interaction and decision-making since ancient times, with games of chance and prediction being common across various cultures.
See also: guess, guesser, guesstimate.