guessing

ˈɡɛsɪŋ
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Translation of guessing into German,

Noun

1.

act of estimating

act of making an estimate without sufficient information
Raten Schätzen
  • His guessing at the final score was surprisingly accurate..Sein Raten des Endergebnisses war überraschend genau.
2.

problem-solving

series of attempts to find an answer
Raten Vermutungen
  • The game involved a lot of guessing to solve the puzzle..Das Spiel beinhaltete viele Vermutungen, um das Rätsel zu lösen.

Adjective

1.

uncertain

involving or characterized by making guesses
  • The guessing game kept everyone entertained.Das Ratespiel hielt alle bei Laune.
2.

assumed

based on a guess
  • The guessing answer was not reliable.Die vermutliche Antwort war nicht zuverlässig.
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Expressions with guessing: examples in English and translations in German

jemanden im Unklaren lassen
The ending kept everyone guessing until the last minute.
jemanden im Ungewissen lassen
His mixed signals kept me guessing about the promotion.
keine Überraschung
No prize for guessing who won the game.
nicht schwer zu erraten
No prizes for guessing who won the game.
Ratespiel
We played a guessing game at the party to guess the host's age..
weiter raten
She didn't tell me, so I keep guessing.

Synonyms and analogies of guessing in English

Examples of guessing in a sentence

  • Her guessing during the quiz was mostly incorrect.
  • His guessing was often correct.
  • Guessing can sometimes lead to surprising results.
  • The guessing nature of the forecast made it unreliable.
  • Her guessing approach to the problem led to mixed results.
  • His guessing estimate was far from accurate.
guess
ɡɛs
Verb
1.

speculation

tr./intr.
form an opinion without definite knowledge
tr./intr.
  • I guess it's going to rain today.Ich vermute, dass es heute regnen wird.
2.

correct estimate

tr.
correctly estimate something without certain knowledge
tr.
  • She guessed the number of candies in the jar.Sie erriet die Anzahl der Süßigkeiten im Glas.
3.

uncertainty

tr.
suppose or imagine something uncertain
tr.
  • I guess he might be late.Ich vermute, er könnte zu spät kommen.
Noun
1.

speculation

US
conclusion reached by guessing
US
  • His guess turned out to be correct.Sein Tipp stellte sich als richtig heraus.
2.

thinking

the act of forming an opinion without certainty
  • Making a guess can be risky.Ein Vermutung zu machen, kann riskant sein.

Expressions with guess: examples in English and translations in German

reine Spekulation
How the project will turn out is anybody's guess.
Ungewissheit
The outcome of the election is anyone's guess.
ins Blaue raten
Go ahead and take a wild guess what happened next.
du wirst nie erraten
du wirst es nicht glauben
You'll never guess who I saw today.
da bin ich genauso ratlos wie du
Why the train is late? Your guess is as good as mine.
grob geschätzt
pi mal Daumen
At a rough guess, there are 50 people here.

Translations of "guessing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieVermutungnf.

Her guessing about the ending of the movie was surprisingly accurate.

Ihre Vermutung über das Ende des Films war überraschend zutreffend.

dieSchätzennmpl.

The calculator does not make any symbolic integration and any analytical guessing.

Der Rechner bildet keine symbolische Integration und irgendwie analytisches Schätzen.

Rätselratenn.

The guessing ended when the answer was revealed on the board.

Das Rätselraten endete, als die Antwort auf der Tafel enthüllt wurde.

dieFolternf.

She deliberately keeps me guessing instead of giving a straightforward answer.

Sie spannt mich absichtlich auf die Folter, statt eine klare Antwort zu geben.

raten

Students should look up unfamiliar concepts instead of guessing their meaning.

Studierende sollten unbekannte Konzepte nachschlagen, anstatt ihre Bedeutung zu raten.

erraten

No surprises for guessing which one he was in the robbery.

War nicht schwer zu erraten, welcher er bei dem Raub war.

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guessing: Examples and translations in context

His guessing was based on previous experiences rather than solid facts.

Seine Vermutungen basierten eher auf früheren Erfahrungen als auf harten Fakten.

Caution is necessary when guessing in situations involving significant consequences.

Vorsicht ist geboten, wenn man in Situationen mit erheblichen Konsequenzen Vermutungen anstellt.

His guessing was based on the clues he had collected.

Seine Vermutungen basierten auf den Hinweisen, die er gesammelt hatte.

Her guessing led to a few surprising revelations in the research.

Ihre Vermutungen führten zu einigen überraschenden Erkenntnissen in der Forschung.

I find his guessing comments amusing but often misguided and incorrect.

Ich finde seine Vermutungen amüsant, aber oft irreführend und falsch.

I'm going to that garbage heap to end this guessing myself.

Ich gehe selbst zum Müllhaufen und setze den Vermutungen ein Ende.

His conjecture about the mystery novel's ending kept us guessing until the last page.

Seine Vermutung über das Ende des Kriminalromans ließ uns bis zur letzten Seite rätseln.

My opinion is that guessing doesn't make any sense.

Meine Meinung ist, dass Vermutungen nichts bringen.

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