no
. Frequently, in speech,suppose
is reduced to 'spose
, andexpect
andsuspect
are reduced to 'spect
. The apostrophe is not always shown.) •Bill: It's almost too late to go to the movie. Shall we try anyway? Mary: I guess not.
•Tom: Will it rain? Mary: I 'spect not.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
guess — guess1 [ ges ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it: a contest to guess the weight of the pig guess what/who/how etc.: Would anyone like to guess what this object is? guess at … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
guess — guess1 W3S1 [ges] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] to try to answer a question or form an opinion when you are not sure whether you will be correct ▪ I d say he s around 50, but I m only guessing.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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guess — 1 /ges/ verb 1 WITHOUT BEING SURE (I, T) to try to answer a question or make a judgment about something without having all the necessary facts, so that you are not sure whether you are correct: I d say he s around 50, but I m only guessing. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
guess*/*/ — [ges] verb [I/T] I 1) to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it a competition to guess the weight of the pig[/ex] Whoever guesses correctly will win two tickets to the show.[/ex] Would anyone like to guess what this… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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