Guess and Understanding

Guess

Guess noun - An opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence.

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Understanding and guess are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead a noun "Guess".

Nearby Words: guessed, guessing

Understanding noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.

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Guess and understanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guess" instead a noun "Understanding".

good	good guess	good understanding
best	best guess	best understanding
common	common guess	common understanding
natural	natural guess	natural understanding
Other adjectives: complete, current, true, reasonable, popular, logical, actual, real, theoretical, little, working, basic, modern.

Mots of them, like "Keep on Burning Soul" or "Crazy Keep on Driving", make no sense; so even if you hear the lyrics correctly, you may second-guess your understanding of them.

Source: Something Something Leonard Bernstein
Not understanding at first that in Britain the currency is pounds, he then tries to guess who is on British currency (including Winston Churchill, a bulldog, a lady drinking tea, and The Beatles).

Source: Series / The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Higher Understanding Through Drugs: Around the end of the book, Rincewind drinks a lot of beer so that he can think better and guess what he has to do.

Source: Discworld / The Last Continent

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