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speculate

[ spek-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used without object)

speculated, speculating.
  1. to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).

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  2. to indulge in conjectural thought.

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  3. to engage in any business transaction involving considerable risk or the chance of large gains, especially to buy and sell commodities, stocks, etc., in the expectation of a quick or very large profit.


speculate

/ 藞蝉辫蓻办箩蕣藢濒别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. when tr, takes a clause as object to conjecture without knowing the complete facts
  2. intr to buy or sell securities, property, etc, in the hope of deriving capital gains
  3. intr to risk loss for the possibility of considerable gain
  4. intr rugby to make an emergency forward kick of the ball without taking any particular aim
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辞顎卾别谤路蝉辫别肠顎僽路濒补迟别顎 verb (used without object) overspeculated overspeculating
  • 辫谤别路蝉辫别肠顎僽路濒补迟别顎 verb (used without object) prespeculated prespeculating
  • 耻苍路蝉辫别肠顎僽路濒补迟顎卛苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of speculate1

First recorded in 1590鈥1600; from Latin 蝉辫别肠耻濒腻迟耻蝉 鈥渨atched over,鈥 past participle of 蝉辫别肠耻濒腻谤墨 鈥渢o watch over, explore, reconnoiter,鈥 verb derivative of specula 鈥渨atchtower,鈥 noun derivative of specere 鈥渢o look, regard, see鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of speculate1

C16: from Latin 蝉辫别肠耻濒腻谤墨 to spy out, from specula a watchtower, from specere to look at
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Example Sentences

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He also speculated that it may eventually only apply to students from low-income households.

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On social media sites, some indignant residents speculated that the acts were committed by unscrupulous developers who 鈥渨anted the trees gone鈥 or were orchestrated secretly by the City of Los Angeles.

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Hoffman speculates that Aimee might have taken a nod from them, however, possibly resorting to payoffs in order to get free of her legal problems.

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Biggs speculated that judges appointed to replace those who left could be 鈥減olitical loyalists.鈥

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Some critics speculate that targeting Maine first on the issue is a better strategy.

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