second-guess

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

reconsiderar

criticar retrospectivamente

repensar

Sinônimos

outguess

forecast

calculate

divine

foreknow

foresee

foretell

guess

imagine

read

📖

surmise

suspect

augur

wager

bet

Traduções

voorzien

adivinar

anticipar

evaluar

adelantarse a

anticiparse a

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈsɛk.əndˌɡɛs/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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