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take a guess

take a guess verb: to guess.

Verb

take a guess (third-person singular simple present takes a guess, present participle taking a guess, simple past took a guess, past participle taken a guess)

  1. (intransitive) To guess.

Forms of take a guess

third-person singular presenttakes a guess
present participletaking a guess
pasttook a guess
past participletaken a guess

Questions about take a guess

What does take a guess mean?
Take a guess means to guess.
What part of speech is take a guess?
Take a guess is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a guess?
The past tense of take a guess is took a guess.

Words near take a guess in the dictionary

  1. take a flying leap
  2. take a French leave
  3. take a gamble
  4. take a gander
  5. take a grab
  6. take a guess
  7. take a hike
  8. take a hint
  9. take a hit
  10. take a horn
  11. take a joke

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