guesswork
/ˈɡeswɜːk/noun
उच्चारण गेस्वर्क
अनुमान, अटकलबाज़ी, अंदाज़ा
Core word
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[U]
the process of trying to find an answer by guessing, without having all the facts
अनुमान, अटकलबाज़ी, अंदाज़ा
- The figures in the report are based on guesswork.
- Radhika's careful planning took the guesswork out of the project.
- Her answer was pure guesswork, but it turned out to be right.
+ 2 more examples
- Good records remove the need for guesswork.
- Without data, planning becomes guesswork.
Synonyms guessing speculation conjecture surmise estimation
Opposite calculation certainty proof
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
guesswork (uncountable)
Guesswork is uncountable and means trying to find an answer by guessing, without all the facts.
Guesswork अगणनीय है और इसका अर्थ सभी तथ्यों के बिना अनुमान से उत्तर खोजना है।
- It was pure guesswork on my part.
- The result was based on guesswork.
guesswork + about/as to
About names the subject of the guessing.
About उस विषय को बताता है जिसके बारे में अनुमान लगाया जा रहा है।
- There is much guesswork about the exam pattern.
remove/take the guesswork out of sth
This idiom means to make something clear and certain.
यह मुहावरा किसी बात को स्पष्ट और निश्चित बनाने का अर्थ देता है।
- A good timetable takes the guesswork out of revision.
a lot of guesswork
Use a lot of or much, never a plural.
A lot of या much का प्रयोग करें, बहुवचन का नहीं।
- Solving this puzzle needs a lot of guesswork.
guesswork + in exams
In objective exams, informed guesswork means eliminating wrong options first; blind guesswork may cost marks.
Objective परीक्षाओं में सोच-समझकर लगाया अंदाज़ा पहले गलत विकल्प हटाकर किया जाता है; अंधा अंदाज़ा अंक कटवा सकता है।
- Informed guesswork improves your chances.
+Collocations 5
adjective + guesswork
puresheereducatedmerewild
- The forecast was little more than educated guesswork.
verb + guesswork
rely oninvolveremoveavoidreduce
- Clear data reduces guesswork.
guesswork + noun
answerapproachmethodgame
- A guesswork approach is risky in exams.
guesswork + prepositions
by guessworkbased on guessworka matter of guessworkwithout guesswork
- The answer was found by guesswork.
guesswork + element
a lot ofsometoo mucha littleno
- There is too much guesswork in this plan.
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- Radhika won the quiz through sheer guesswork.
राधिका ने केवल अंदाज़े से क्विज़ जीत लिया।
- Negative marking punishes blind guesswork.
Negative marking अंधे अंदाज़ों को दंडित करती है।
- The police had only guesswork to go on.
पुलिस के पास केवल अंदाज़ों के सहारे चलने का आधार था।
- Weather forecasting was once mostly guesswork.
मौसम का पूर्वानुमान कभी अधिकतर अंदाज़े पर आधारित था।
- Accurate records remove the guesswork.
सटीक अभिलेख अंदाज़े की ज़रूरत ख़त्म कर देते हैं।
- The old map left a lot to guesswork.
पुराने नक्शे ने बहुत कुछ अंदाज़े पर छोड़ दिया।
- Radhika used elimination, not guesswork, in the objective test.
राधिका ने objective test में अंदाज़े के बजाय eliminate करने का तरीका अपनाया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ There were many guessworks in the report.
✓ There was a lot of guesswork in the report.
Guesswork is uncountable, so no plural.
Guesswork अगणनीय है, इसलिए उसका बहुवचन नहीं होता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: guesswork is uncountable, so say 'a lot of guesswork' or 'pure guesswork', not 'a guesswork' or 'guessworks'.
Usage में guesswork uncountable है, इसलिए 'a lot of guesswork' या 'pure guesswork' कहें, 'a guesswork' या 'guessworks' नहीं।