speculate

Definition of Speculate in English :

Verb

1. conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

Example Sentences:
'Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps'

2. speculate

talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

Example Sentences:
'We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal'

3. chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over

reflect deeply on a subject

Example Sentences:
'I mulled over the events of the afternoon'
'philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years'
'The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate'

4. job, speculate

invest at a risk

Example Sentences:
'I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Speculate

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verb

1. (when tr, takes a clause as object)

to conjecture without knowing the complete facts

2. (intransitive)

to buy or sell securities, property, etc, in the hope of deriving capital gains

3. (intransitive)

to risk loss for the possibility of considerable gain

4. (intransitive) New Zealand rugby

to make an emergency forward kick of the ball without taking any particular aim

Speculate

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈspecuˌlated or ˈspecuˌlating

1.

to think about the various aspects of a given subject; meditate; ponder; esp., to conjecture

2.

to buy or sell stocks, commodities, land, etc., usually in the face of higher than ordinary risk, hoping to take advantage of an expected rise or fall in price; also, to take part in any risky venture on the chance of making huge profits

Speculate

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v. spec·u·lat·ed, spec·u·lat·ing, spec·u·lates

v.intr.

1. To engage in a course of reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or theorize.

2. To engage in the buying or selling of a commodity with an element of risk on the chance of profit.

v.tr.

To assume to be true without conclusive evidence: speculated that high cholesterol was a contributing factor to the patient's health problems.

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