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

Even if spectators see a bad lie before anyone else, most fans aren’t able to intuit how the odds should change. —Danny Funt, Washington Post, 17 June 2024

Most children can intuit when something is going on in their family, according to Abbie Owens, who specializes in psychosocial and emotional needs of children treated at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. —Amber Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024

Astrology is gaining steam as a means of intuiting the market’s animal spirits. —Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024

And despite being a measure of seats and not people, workplace practitioners can intuit how an office is configured just by knowing this metric. —Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above