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second-guess
second-guess someone
to try to predict what some person will do before it is known to anyone, including the person. There is no point in trying to second-guess Bob. He is completely unpredictable.
second-guess somebody/something
1. to try to guess what will happen or what someone will do It's not for us to second-guess the court's decision - we'll just have to wait and see.
2. to criticize someone's actions or an event after it has happened It's easy to second-guess the team's coach - but let's face it, he made big mistakes.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Meena | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil |
Anthoney | | ['æntəni] | |
Hackett | | ['hækit] | |
Colby | | KOL-bee | English |
Frans | | FRAHNS (Dutch, Finnish) | Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish |
Pancho | | PAHN-cho | Spanish |