Guess at is a natural pattern meaning estimate or attempt an answer. Guess in is not usually used as a fixed combination after guess.
Use guess at when estimating or trying to answer something uncertain. Guess in is not a standard verb-preposition pattern, though in may appear separately in phrases about location or context.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
At introduces the thing being estimated.
Guess often appears without a preposition before a clause.
From introduces the source of information.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Use at when estimating numbers, answers, or quantities.
✕ He guessed in my age. ✓ He guessed at my age.Guess can often take a direct object or clause.
✕ I guessed at that she was tired. ✓ I guessed that she was tired.In may describe where something happens, not the complement of guess.
✕ They guessed in the answer. ✓ They guessed at the answer.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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It means estimate or try to answer something uncertain.
Not usually as a fixed verb-preposition combination.
Yes. For example: “I guess you are right.”
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