intuit

verb

in·​tu·​it in-ˈtü-ət 

-ˈtyü-

intuited; intuiting; intuits

transitive verb

: to know, sense, or understand by intuition

intuitable

in-ˈtü-ə-tə-bəl 

-ˈtyü-

adjective

Synonyms

• appreciate
• apprehend
• assimilate
• behold
• catch
• catch on (to)
• cognize
• compass
• comprehend
• conceive
• cotton (to or on to)
• decipher
• decode
• dig
• discern
• get
• grasp
• grok
• know
• make
• make out
• perceive
• recognize
• register
• savvy
• see
• seize
• sense
• tumble (to)
• twig
• understand

Examples of intuit in a Sentence

He was able to intuit the answer immediately.

She intuited a connection between the two crimes.

Recent Examples on the Web

So much of it is about trying to intuit the story, not just decoding information. —Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025

There can’t be a lot of revivals of other 1960s shows that anyone could do where, over the course of a few months in the 2020s, there is a real sense of current events beginning to catch up that much or most of the audience is going to intuit. —Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025

In a scene that plays silly even by Reacher’s standards, Reacher intuits that a kid at a bus stop is about to rob a woman with a young child. —Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025

Whatever’s necessary to get a kid to take the plunge – hold their breath under water, come to the surface and move their arms to stay afloat – Marsh finds a way to do it, demonstrating an uncanny ability to intuit each youngster’s needs and emotional state. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above