intuit
pronunciation
How to pronounce intuit in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtju:ɪt]
How to pronounce intuit in American English:
US [ɪnˈtuɪt]
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- Verb:
- know or grasp by intuition or feeling
Word Origin
- intuit (v.)
- 1776, "to tutor," from Latin intuit-, past participle stem of intueri (see intuition). Meaning "to perceive directly without reasoning" is from 1840, in this sense perhaps a back-formation from intuition. Related: Intuited; intuiting.
Example
- 1. I was trying to intuit what you wanted .
- 2. And as scott cook , the founder of intuit , says , evidence is better than anyone 's intuition .
- 3. For the hair I hear my mother voice intuit upset !
- 4. Greeks intuit this but cannot rationally accept such betrayal by the " father " state .
- 5. I had little confidence in my ability to write a whole book , though I did intuit that my work as a firefighter was a worthy subject .