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miss one's guess

miss one's guess verb: to be incorrect in one's assumption.

Verb

miss one's guess (third-person singular simple present misses one's guess, present participle missing one's guess, simple past and past participle missed one's guess)

  1. (Canada, US) To be incorrect in one's assumption.
    • I guess somebody hasn't been any worse off for a chance to get married than they have; and if they don't feel spiteful when they see the bridegroom, then I miss my guess.1859, Mrs. Mark Peabody, Miss Slimmen's Window, and other papers, page 139

Forms of miss one's guess

third-person singular presentmisses one's guess
present participlemissing one's guess
past participlemissed one's guess
pastmissed one's guess

Questions about miss one's guess

What does miss one's guess mean?
Miss one's guess means to be incorrect in one's assumption.
What part of speech is miss one's guess?
Miss one's guess is a verb.
What is the past tense of miss one's guess?
The past tense of miss one's guess is missed one's guess.

Words near miss one's guess in the dictionary

  1. Miss Havishamesque
  2. Miss Havisham–esque
  3. Miss Lucy
  4. Miss Marple
  5. miss off
  6. miss one's guess
  7. miss one's tip
  8. miss oneself
  9. miss out
  10. Miss Piggies
  11. Miss Piggy

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