+ (that) Detectives guessed that her attacker was someone she knew. I I guessed she was probably the new secretary.
have a guess brtish take a guess
ESPECIALLY AMERICAN /.haSV 3 'ges, ,teik 3 'ges/
to guess an answer, amount, or number: "How much rent do you pay for your apartment?" "Take a guess." + at Have a guess at the answer, then check it with your calculator.
estimate /"est^meit/ [u T] to say how much something will cost, or how many of something there are etc, partly by calculating and partly by guessing + that Police estimate that 10,000
people took part in the demonstration. estimate sth at $350/Ј400 etc The
mechanic estimated the cost of repairs
at $350.
estimate what/where/how much etc
Can you estimate how much fabric you will need for the curtains?
Qmy guess is... /mai ges iz/ spoken say this when you are telling someone what you think has probably happened or will probably happen
+ (that) My guess is shell move back to the States. I My guess is that they've been delayed in a traffic jam.
El to guess correctly
GUESS
guess /ges/ [v 1/T] to guess correctly that something is true, or guess the right answer to something: "How old are you - about 27?" "Yes, how did you guess?" guess what/who/where IVhen I sail1 hou; upset she was, I guessed immediately what had happened. + (that) We'd already guessed that you were sisters - you look so alike! guess the truth They had a I ready guessed the truth about their son's disappearance.
CJ to guess incorrectly
overestimate /.suvar'est^meit/ [v T) to guess wrongly, by thinking that the amount, level, or cost of something is bigger, more expensive etc than it really is: People overestimated the risk of catching the disease.
underestimate /.Andar'est^meit/ [v T] to guess wrongly, by thinking that the amount, level, or cost of something is smaller, less expensive etc than it really is: They underestimated the amount of time it would take to finish the work.
■1 an attempt to guess something
guess ges [n C] an attempt to guess something: It'll probably take about 10 hours to get there, but that's just a guess.
make a guess (=try to guess something) / don't know why she left him, but I think I can make a guess.
Qgood guess especially spoken "When was the house built - about 1600?" "Good guess - it was 1624." rough guess (-one that is not intended to be exact) We think there are about 5 million users on the Internet, but this is only a rough guess.
guesswork gcswx'k [n U] when you
try to understand something or find the answer to something by guessing, because you do not have all the information you need: The police investigation was largely based on guesswork.
speculation /.spekj^'leipn [n U] when а lot of people, especially in newspapers and on television, try to guess what is happening or what will happen because they do not have much definite information + about There has been speculation about links between the Mayor and the Mafia.
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+ that The latest defeat for the government led to increasing speculation that the Prime Minister would resign.
GUILTY/ NOT GUILTY
ponsible for a crime or for doing something bad
look here for... guilty of a crime or mistake feeling bad because you have done something wrong
if you mean 'think or say that someone is responsible for a mistake or something bad', go to blame
ASHAMED _ _ SORRY
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see also
CRIME COURT/TRIAL
guilty
guilty 'gilti [adj\ if someone is guilty of a crime, he or she is the person that did it Jind sb guilty (=decide in a law court that someone is guilty) The jury found Sewell guilty and he was sent to prison. guilty of murder/rape/a crime etc A 23- year-old woman was found guilty of murder in the Centra! Court yesterday. plead guilty (=say in a law court that you are guilty of a crime] Roberts pleaded guilty to driving without insurance.
responsible /ri spons^b^llln spam- [adj] if someone is responsible for a crime, accident, or mistake, they did it or made it happen: The other driver was responsible for the accident, and he should pay for the damage.
Use responsible especially to talk about accidents and mistakes caused by carelessness, or when no-one knows for certain who did it.
+ for Police believe a local gang is responsible for the recent burglaries, f Mrs Wi7/iams says that the hospital was responsible for her husband's death.
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not guilty
innocent /'mas^nt/ [adj] if someone is innocent of a crime they did not do it - use this especially about someone that other people think is guilty: "Ididn't kill anyone
— I'm innocentI" Dauies shouted. I Bates
had allowed an innocent man to go to jail for his crime.
+ of Many people are kept in overcrowded prisons, even people who are innocent of any crime. innocence inos<?ns/ In U] when you are not guilty of a crime: Her parents were convinced of her innocence.
not guilty /nnt gilti/ if someone is not guilty of a crime, they did not do it - use this especially when a court has decided that someone did not do a crime /ind sb not guilty (of stM (=decide in a law court that someone is not guilty) The two women were found not guilty of drug-trafficking.
be acquitted /hi: ,vkwit.sd if someone is acquitted by a law court, they are officially toid that they are not guilty of a crime
+ of McQuade has been acquitted of attempted murder
when you feel ashamed about doing something bad
fee I guilty M gilti/ to feel worried and unhappy because you have done something wrong or because you have upset someone: I felt really guilty after spending all that money. I Are you feeling guilty because you didn't help her? + about Ed felt guiity about leaving work so early.