he can only guess

he can only guess
I/you/he etc/can only guess phrase
used for emphasizing that something is not known, especially someone’s feelings or the degree to which something is happening

Why this approach failed, we can only guess.

I/you/he etc/can only guess at:

Melissa could only guess at what the child must be feeling.

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Main entry: guess

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • I can only guess — I/you/he etc/can only guess phrase used for emphasizing that something is not known, especially someone’s feelings or the degree to which something is happening Why this approach failed, we can only guess. I/you/he etc/can only guess at: Melissa… …   Useful english dictionary

  • you can only guess — I/you/he etc/can only guess phrase used for emphasizing that something is not known, especially someone’s feelings or the degree to which something is happening Why this approach failed, we can only guess. I/you/he etc/can only guess at: Melissa… …   Useful english dictionary

  • guess — I UK [ɡes] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms guess : present tense I/you/we/they guess he/she/it guesses present participle guessing past tense guessed past participle guessed *** a) to say or decide what you think is true, without… …   English dictionary

  • guess — guess1 [ ges ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it: a contest to guess the weight of the pig guess what/who/how etc.: Would anyone like to guess what this object is? guess at …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • guess — guess1 W3S1 [ges] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] to try to answer a question or form an opinion when you are not sure whether you will be correct ▪ I d say he s around 50, but I m only guessing.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • guess — [[t]ge̱s[/t]] ♦♦ guesses, guessing, guessed 1) VERB If you guess something, you give an answer or provide an opinion which may not be true because you do not have definite knowledge about the matter concerned. [V that] The suit was faultless:… …   English dictionary

  • guess — 1 /ges/ verb 1 WITHOUT BEING SURE (I, T) to try to answer a question or make a judgment about something without having all the necessary facts, so that you are not sure whether you are correct: I d say he s around 50, but I m only guessing. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • only — [[t]o͟ʊnli[/t]] ♦ (In written English, only is usually placed immediately before the word it qualifies. In spoken English, however, you can use stress to indicate what only qualifies, so its position is not so important.) 1) ADV: ADV with group,… …   English dictionary

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