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to second-guess
01
evaluate or criticize with hindsight
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
second-guess
3rd person singular
second-guesses
Present participle
second-guessing
Past simple
second-guessed
Past participle
second-guessed
02
to predict or anticipate an event or someone's reaction
Examples
You can't second-guess how the team will react to the new strategy until they try it.
