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    Devinait (en. Guessed)

    /də.vina/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To make a supposition about something without certainty.
    He guessed what his friends would think.
    Il devinait ce que penseraient ses amis.
    To perceive or understand something intuitively.
    She guessed his hidden intentions.
    Elle devinait ses intentions cachées.
    To try to discover an answer or a secret.
    He guessed the lottery numbers without success.
    Il devinait les numéros de la loterie sans succès.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'divinare', meaning 'to foresee, to guess'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to guess blindly
    To make a supposition without evidence.
    deviner à l'aveugle
    to guess the right number
    To find the right answer without clues.
    deviner le bon numéro
    to guess thoughts
    To try to understand what someone is thinking.
    deviner les pensées

    Related Words

    clairvoyant
    A person who claims to have the power to predict the future.
    devin
    divination
    A practice of predicting the future.
    divination
    to foresee
    To anticipate a future event.
    prévoir

    Slang Meanings

    To quickly deduce something without tangible evidence.
    He guesses everything, even without any info.
    Il devine tout, même sans aucune info.
    To have an intuition about a situation.
    She guessed that it was going to go badly.
    Elle a deviné que ça allait mal se passer.