guesstimate
verb/ˈɡestɪmeɪt/
/ˈɡestɪmeɪt/
(also guestimate)
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they guesstimate | /ˈɡestɪmeɪt/ /ˈɡestɪmeɪt/ |
| he / she / it guesstimates | /ˈɡestɪmeɪts/ /ˈɡestɪmeɪts/ |
| past simple guesstimated | /ˈɡestɪmeɪtɪd/ /ˈɡestɪmeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle guesstimated | /ˈɡestɪmeɪtɪd/ /ˈɡestɪmeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form guesstimating | /ˈɡestɪmeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɡestɪmeɪtɪŋ/ |
- to attempt to calculate something based more on guessing than on information
- guesstimate something It's impossible even to guesstimate the cost.
- guesstimate (that)… I guesstimated (that) maybe 30% of people were wearing masks.
- guesstimate how many, large, etc… Can you guesstimate how many times the average person looks at their phone in a day?
Word Origin1930s (originally US): blend of guess and estimate.
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