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in the PONS Dictionary

guess·ing game [ˈgesɪŋ-] N also fig

guessing game: Ratespiel nt <-(e)s, -e> a. fig

I. guess <pl -es> [ges] N

guess: Vermutung f <-, -en>

guess: Annahme f <-, -n>

guess (act of guessing): Raten nt kein pl

you've got three guesses: dreimal darfst du raten

a lucky guess: ein Glückstreffer m [o. Zufallstreffer]

to have [or hazard][or make][or esp Am take] a guess: raten <riet, geraten>

to have [or hazard][or make][or esp Am take] a guess: schätzen

to make a wild guess: einfach [wild] drauflosraten inf [o. [ins Blaue hinein] tippen]

at a guess: grob geschätzt

at a guess: schätzungsweise

sb's guess is that ...: jd vermutet [o. nimmt an] , dass ...

your guess is as good as mine: da kann ich auch nur raten

Phrases:

it's anybody's [or anyone's]guess: weiß der Himmel inf

II. guess [ges] VB intr

1. guess (conjecture):

guess: [er]raten

how did you guess?: wie bist du darauf gekommen?

to guess right/wrong: richtig/falsch raten

to keep sb guessing: jdn auf die Folter spannen

to guess at sth: etw raten

to guess at sth (estimate): etw schätzen

to guess at sth (suspect): über etw acc Vermutungen anstellen

2. guess esp Am:

guess (suppose): denken <dachte, gedacht>

guess (suppose): meinen

guess (suspect): annehmen

guess (suspect): vermuten

I guess you're right: du wirst wohl recht haben

I guess I'd better go now: ich werde jetzt wohl besser gehen

III. guess [ges] VB trans

to guess sth: etw raten

he guessed her age to be 48: er schätzte sie auf 48

guess what?: stell dir vor!

guess what?: rate mal!

to keep sb guessing: jdn im Ungewissen [o. Unklaren] lassen

to guess that ...: vermuten, dass ...

I bet you can't guess how old she is: ich wette, du kommst nicht darauf, wie alt sie ist

guess where I'm calling from: rate mal, woher ich anrufe

edu·cat·ed ˈguess N

educated guess: wohl begründete Vermutung [o. Annahme]

to make an educated guess: eine fundierte Vermutung äußern

sec·ond-ˈguess VB trans esp Am

1. second-guess (forecast):

to second-guess sth: etw vorhersagen [o. voraussagen] [o. prophezeien]

to second-guess sb: vorhersagen, was jd tun/sagen wird

2. second-guess (criticize with hindsight):

to second-guess sb/sth: jdn/etw im Nachhinein kritisieren

OpenDict entry

guess VB

I guess so: ich nehme es an

Present
I	guess
you	guess
he/she/it	guesses
we	guess
you	guess
they	guess

Past
I	guessed
you	guessed
he/she/it	guessed
we	guessed
you	guessed
they	guessed

Present Perfect
I	have	guessed
you	have	guessed
he/she/it	has	guessed
we	have	guessed
you	have	guessed
they	have	guessed

Past Perfect
I	had	guessed
you	had	guessed
he/she/it	had	guessed
we	had	guessed
you	had	guessed
they	had	guessed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep sb guessing: jdn auf die Folter spannen

there are no prizes for guessing: dreimal darfst du raten a. iron

no marks for guessing who did this fig inf: es ist nicht schwer zu erraten, wer das gemacht hat

full marks for guessing who I met at the party fig inf: hundert Punkte, wenn du drauf kommst, wen ich auf der Party getroffen habe inf

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