This is the 3258th most frequent Dutch word.
gok
"Guess" or "gamble."
Here, 'gok' means a risky move or decision taken without certainty of the outcome.
Zijn gok om te investeren in dat bedrijf bleek zeer succesvol.
His gamble to invest in that company turned out to be very successful.
In this sentence, 'gok' stands for an estimate or assumption made without certain knowledge.
Ik waag een gok en denk dat het antwoord 42 is.
I take a guess and think the answer is 42.
Here, 'gok' relates to gambling, referring to the act of betting or risking money in games of chance.