second-guess

Significat (Anglès)

1. (transitive) To vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.
2. (intransitive, transitive) To anticipate or predict someone's actions or thoughts by guesswork.

Sinònims

outguess

forecast

calculate

divine

foreknow

foresee

foretell

guess

imagine

read

📖

surmise

suspect

augur

wager

bet

Traduccions

voorzien

reconsiderar

criticar retrospectivamente

repensar

adivinar

anticipar

evaluar

adelantarse a

anticiparse a

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsɛk.əndˌɡɛs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

A back-formation from second guesser, originally from baseball. First use appears c. 1941.