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SECOND-GUESS

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 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they second-guess  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it second-guesses  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: second-guessed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: second-guessed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: second-guessing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Evaluate or criticize with hindsightplay

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "second-guess" is one way to...):

comment (explain or interpret something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Attempt to anticipate or predictplay

Synonyms:

outguess; second-guess

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "second-guess" is one way to...):

anticipate; call; forebode; foretell; predict; prognosticate; promise (make a prediction about; tell in advance)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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