speculate

[US]/ˈspekjuleɪt/
[UK]/ˈspekjuleɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. Ponder; guess or infer
vi. Engage in speculation.

Phrases & Collocations

speculate on

Example Sentences

speculate about the origin of the universe

Scientists speculate on the origin of the universe.

We should speculate about the purpose of life.

far be it from me to speculate on his reasons.

he didn't look as though he had the money to speculate in shares.

He speculated that he would succeed.

The philosopher speculated about time and space.

We are living in the here and can only speculate about the hereafter.

speculated that high cholesterol was a contributing factor to the patient's health problems.

The new insurance rules speculate that the disabled for the public benefit are to receive more money.

Would he be what he is if he hadn't speculated on the stock of exchange?

The investigators and editorialist speculate that the same is true for evening primrose oil, another source of gamma linolenic acid (GLA).

It is speculated that meiosis occurs during the time period from these formation of the conchospore to the first cell division of it.

His burial place has not been found but it has been speculated that it may indeed be at Saqqara, possibly in an unattested mastaba 3518.

Real-world Examples

He didn't know why, and didn't speculate about it either.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

And now you're speculating about the future.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

At this time she can only speculate.

Source: newsroom

The sheriff here in Ventura County speculated about his mental health.

Source: NPR News November 2018 Collection

It wasn't the islands archipelago that it was speculated before.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2022 Compilation

It's impossible for me to speculate on Rebecca's life.

Source: G G Gyypsy

Experts on the moon have been speculating on what is behind the flashes.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

I don't want to speculate on why he resigned so suddenly.

Source: Emma's delicious English

Others speculated it was a meteor or aliens.

Source: CNN Selected November 2015 Collection

Some scientists speculate it's serendipity that plants today are green.

Source: "Minute Earth" Fun Science (Selected Bilingual)

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