hunch

CEFRB2

/hʌnt͡ʃ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling or guess based on little evidence.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.

Examples

  • I had a hunch something pleasant was going to happen.

  • I have a hunch that it will rain.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /hʌnʃ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.

  2. A hump; a protuberance.

  3. A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.

More examples

In context

  • I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem.

  • The old man walked with a hunch.

  • I've learned to trust my hunches.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

I had a strong blank that the answer was C, but I couldn't prove it.

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Origin

noun

Assibilated variant of hunk, of uncertain origin. Alternatively, a derivative of hump, via an earlier Middle English *hunche, *humpchin, from *hump + -chin, -chen (diminutive suffix), equivalent to hump + -kin. In the sense of an intuitive impression, said to be from the old gambling superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback.