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22 May
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What is the difference between guess and figure and assume ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between guess and figure and assume ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
Figure implies that the result was intentional produced.
eg: She figured out the answer
Guess implies that there was an element of luck that helped arrive at the answer.
eg: She correctly guessed her birthday.
Assume is a little different. It would be used in a sentence like: I assumed you knew that today was my birthday. Or in the other word is i have a assumption you knew that today was my birthday
- Vietnamese
- English (US)
guess - I have multiple options. I do not know the answer. I will go with my gut-reaction, or feeling and select one, possibly at random.
figure - I have used a process, possibly analytical, to try to eliminate wrong answers. By doing this I think that I can select the right answer.
assume - Though I cannot be certain, some aspects of the situation make me think that I already know the correct answer.
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The boxes all look the same so I will simply guess.
I know that the contents are heavy and only one box looks strong enough to hold a heavy thing, so I figure in is in that box.
You already told me that you brought something small so I'm going to assume that it is the smallest box.
In these contexts figure and assume are very similar.
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