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- Dictionaryspeculate/ˈspɛkjʊleɪt/
verb
- 1. form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence: "my colleagues speculate about my private life" Similar
- 2. invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss: "he didn't look as though he had the money to speculate in shares" Similar
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to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain: I don't know why she did it - I'm just speculating. A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash. Journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut.
1. : to take to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence : theorize. 2. : to be curious or doubtful about : wonder. speculates whether it will rain all vacation. Did you know? It might be said that what separates our species from others is our tendency “to meditate on or ponder a subject.”
Speculate definition: to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).. See examples of SPECULATE used in a sentence.
If you speculate about something, you guess about its nature or identity, or about what might happen.
When you speculate, you use what you know to make a prediction about an outcome, like when you speculate that the injury of two key players will prevent your favorite team from going far in the playoffs this year.
to consider or think curiously about; suppose, propose, or wonder: to speculate that an agreement will be reached; to speculate whether a quarrel was serious.
SPECULATE definition: to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain: . Learn more.
