educated

an educated guess

A thoughtful, well-reasoned guess; a guess with some basis in one's knowledge. Class, we've studied cells all semester. Take an educated guess as to what the answer might be.

an educated guess

a guess that is likely to be correct because you have enough knowledge about a particular subject Scientists can do no more than make educated guesses about future climate changes.

educated guess, an

A speculation based on past experience or knowledge, as in I'm not sure how much meat we need to feed twelve, but I'll make an educated guess and say six pounds . [Mid-1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aherne	[ə'hɜ:n]
Lisette	lee-ZET (French)	French, English
Ensio	EN-see-o	Finnish
Eliseus	-	Biblical Latin
Liborio	-	Italian
Marilyn	MER-ə-lin, MER-lin, MAR-ə-lin, MAR-lin	English