Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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infer | No | No | Yes | No |
guess | Yes | No | Yes | No |
infer (noun) | guess (noun) |
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an estimate based on little or no information | |
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
infer (verb) | guess (verb) |
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reason by deduction; establish by deduction | expect, believe, or suppose |
believe to be the case | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
guess correctly; solve by guessing | guess correctly; solve by guessing |
conclude by reasoning; in logic | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation |
draw from specific cases for more general cases |