Adivinar (en. Guess)

/a.di.biˈnaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To discover a hidden or unknown piece of information through intuition or guesses.

He could guess that she was sad without her telling him.

Pudo adivinar que estaba triste sin que se lo dijera.

To predict an uncertain future or outcome.

The magician guessed the future of the participants.

El mago adivinó el futuro de los participantes.

To solve a riddle or game based on assumptions.

I tried to guess the correct answer to the riddle.

Intenté adivinar la respuesta correcta del acertijo.

It comes from the Latin 'adivinare', which means 'to advise' or 'to know'.

guess one's fortune

To try to predict the future based on signs or intuitions.

adivinar la suerte

guess a secret

To discover something that someone has kept hidden.

adivinar un secreto

there's no way to guess

Indicates that it is impossible to foresee or know something without information.

no hay forma de adivinar

riddle

A word game that presents an enigma or question whose answer is a test of intelligence.

adivinanza

fortune teller

A person who claims to have the ability to predict the future or know hidden information.

adivino

soothsayer

A synonym for fortune teller, someone who guesses or predicts.

adivinador

To hit upon something casually or without having information.

It was just a stroke of luck, I didn't really guess it.

Solo fue un golpe de suerte, no lo adiviné realmente.

To make assumptions about another person's life.

I don't like to guess about other people's problems.

No me gusta adivinar sobre los problemas de los demás.