Guess
Guess verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.
Reply and guess are semantically related in acknowledgement topic. In some cases you can use "Reply" instead a verb "Guess".
Reply
Reply verb - To act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence).
Guess and reply are semantically related in acknowledgement topic. Sometimes you can use "Guess" instead a verb "Reply".
How words are described
| safe | safe guess | safe reply |
| common | common guess | common reply |
| standard | standard guess | standard reply |
| original | original guess | original reply |
| Other adjectives: correct, reasonable, accurate, obvious, sarcastic, actual, real, wrong, bad, hilarious, above. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Later in the episode he's making snowcones and offers Leonard one: Leonard enjoys it and asks what flavour it is, Sheldon's reply- 'Guess...'
Source: I Ate WHAT?! -
When Peter Tork auditioned for The Monkees, the producers offered him a cigarette; Tork's reply was, "I don't smoke...those." Guess what he did smoke.
Source: I Do Not Drink Wine -
It starts off as a typical lighthearted 'Tales From The Road', then in the last section, turns into depressing stories about cancer, ending with a former grad student who was diagnosed thanking him for making them laugh, with the reply "I guess we all do what we can." The Movie: Yes, there is one.
Source: Webcomic / PHD
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