Definition

1. Verb:
   • To presume; to conjecture: To form an opinion or reach a conclusion based on incomplete information, probability, or guesswork rather than on definite proof.
   • To judge; to assess: To make a determination or estimation about a situation, outcome, or someone's thoughts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi chỉ có thể đoán định kết quả tại thời điểm này. (We can only presume the outcome at this point.)
  • Không nên đoán định ý định của người khác. (One should not conjecture about others' intentions.)
  • Anh ấy đoán định tình hình sẽ được cải thiện. (He judged that the situation would improve.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal or analytical contexts to describe reasoned guesswork, often in law, planning, or analysis.
  • Việc đoán định xu hướng thị trường là rất quan trọng. (Predicting market trends is very important.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đoán (v): to guess. A more common and general term.
  • Tôi đoán anh ấy sẽ đến. (I guess he will come.)
• Dự đoán (v): to predict, to forecast. Implies a more calculated estimation, often about the future.
  • Họ dự đoán mưa lớn. (They predict heavy rain.)

Synonyms

• Presume: To suppose something to be true without direct evidence.
• Conjecture: To form an opinion based on incomplete information.
• Surmise: To infer something with little evidence.

Related Idioms

• Đoán già đoán non: To make all sorts of guesses; to speculate endlessly.
  • Mọi người đoán già đoán non về nguyên nhân vụ việc. (Everyone made all sorts of guesses about the cause of the incident.)