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SECOND-GUESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Evaluate or criticize with hindsight

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 predict

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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