2. Verb. (poetic) (past of guess) ¹
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Definition of Guessed
1. guess [v] - See also: guess
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guessed
Literary usage of Guessed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hunger by Knut Hamsun (1921)
"The fellow apologized with every movement he made for not having guessed that
there was something out of the common in this blanket. ..."
2. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1920)
"following pages ; and a collection has recently been formed of his scattered
verses.1 As might be guessed, they are not the productions of a literary master ..."
3. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"It may be hardly thought or said, The mischief that the urchin made, Till many
of the castle guessed That the young baron was possessed ! ..."
4. The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1901)
"Fortunately Madame de Warens herself was uneasy, agitated, wandering about the
house, and, finding the phial empty, guessed the rest. ..."
5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"93*] guessed at a course *and distance which he supposed would reach Young's
corner, which he missed about five miles. 4. That course and distance, ..."
6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"The plaintiff is «Maiming, under an express contract which be testified was made
in May, an item which In July he had "guessed" was chargeable to defendant. ..."
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