1 [VN] to guess what sb will do before they do it:
It was impossible to second-guess the decision of the jury.
2 (especially AmE) to criticize sb after a decision has been made; to criticize sth after it has happened:
[VN] There's no point in second-guessing the issue now. [also V]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is second-guess a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, second-guess is tagged as verb.
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