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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb speculate has 4 senses
- speculate(v = verb.cognition) conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, suppose, theorise, theorize - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" is one way to anticipate, expect
- speculate(v = verb.communication) - 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; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" is one way to reason
- speculate(v = verb.cognition) chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, think over - reflect deeply on a subject; "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" is one way to cerebrate, cogitate, think
- speculate(v = verb.possession) job - invest at a risk; "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" is one way to commit, invest, place, put
Derived forms noun speculation2, adjective speculative2, noun speculator1
Sample sentence:
They speculate that there was a traffic accident
Derived forms noun speculation1, adjective speculative2, noun speculator1
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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derived forms noun speculation4, adjective speculative3
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Somebody ----s PP
Derived forms noun speculation3, adjective speculative1, noun speculator2
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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
CIDE DICTIONARY
speculate, v. i. [L. speculatus, p. p. of speculari to spy out, observe, fr. specula a lookout, fr. specere to look. See Spy.].
- To consider by turning a subject in the mind, and viewing it in its different aspects and relations; to meditate; to contemplate; to theorize; as, to speculate on questions in religion; to speculate on political events. [1913 Webster]"It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most pefect quietude to the external regulations of society." [1913 Webster]
- To view subjects from certain premises given or assumed, and infer conclusions respecting them a priori. [1913 Webster]
- To purchase with the expectation of a contingent advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; -- often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in sugar, or in bank stock. [1913 Webster]
speculate, v. t.
To consider attentively; as, to speculate the nature of a thing. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
speculate, v.
1 intr. (usu. foll. by on, upon, about) form a theory or conjecture, esp. without a firm factual basis; meditate (speculated on their prospects).
2 tr. (foll. by that, how, etc. + clause) conjecture, consider (speculated how he might achieve it).
3 intr. a invest in stocks etc. in the hope of gain but with the possibility of loss. b gamble recklessly.
1 intr. (usu. foll. by on, upon, about) form a theory or conjecture, esp. without a firm factual basis; meditate (speculated on their prospects).
2 tr. (foll. by that, how, etc. + clause) conjecture, consider (speculated how he might achieve it).
3 intr. a invest in stocks etc. in the hope of gain but with the possibility of loss. b gamble recklessly.
Derivative
speculator n.
Etymology
L speculari spy out, observe f. specula watch-tower f. specere look