noun · verb
English to French Dictionary

guessing Meaning in French (guessing signification en français)

noundevinette, conjecture
verbdeviner
Synonymes:suppositionestimationintuition
devinette in English:guessing
Phonetic:dəvinɛt
Plural: guessings
Gender:Féminin
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de guessing en français est devinette, conjecture, deviner. (L'acte de former une opinion ou une conclusion sur quelque chose sans preuves ou connaissances suffisantes.)

Definitions of Guessing

  1. 1
    noun
    conjecture

    The act of forming an opinion or conclusion about something without sufficient evidence or knowledge.

    L'acte de former une opinion ou une conclusion sur quelque chose sans preuves ou connaissances suffisantes.

  2. 2
    verb
    deviner

    To form an opinion or conclusion about something without sufficient evidence or knowledge.

    Former une opinion ou une conclusion sur quelque chose sans preuves ou connaissances suffisantes.

Example Sentences

casual

“His guessing about the exam results turned out to be surprisingly accurate.”

Ses conjectures sur les résultats de l'examen se sont avérées étonnamment précises.

casual

“She spent the afternoon guessing the answers to the quiz.”

Elle a passé l'après-midi à deviner les réponses au quiz.

formal

“Stop guessing and find out the facts before making a decision.”

Arrêtez de deviner et découvrez les faits avant de prendre une décision.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

suppositionestimationintuition

In English:

speculationconjectureestimationsurmise

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

certitudeconnaissance

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveguess
third person singularguesses
past tenseguessed
nounguesswork
agent nounguesser

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

take a guessexpression

To make an estimate or a conjecture.

guessing gamecollocation

A game in which players try to guess something, or a situation involving much uncertainty.

wild guesscollocation

A guess made without much thought or information.