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outguess

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Naomi Novik, His Majesty's Dragon "Trying to out-guess Bonaparte; the thought makes my blood run cold."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

attempt to anticipate or predict

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: second-guess

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English guess English outguess From out- + guess.