intransitive/transitive to consider or discuss why something has happened or what might happen
speculate on/about:
We can only speculate on the reasons for his suddenresignation.
speculate that:
Archaeologists speculate that people first reached the islands over 1,000 yearsago.
Synonyms and related words
To discuss something
discuss
consider
talk
2
intransitive businessto take the risk of investing your money in a company in the hope that you can make a big profit later by selling the shares that you buy
Synonyms and related words
To invest money
hedge
taper
have skin in the game
derived word
speculator
noun
Word Forms
singular
speculator
plural
speculators
Synonyms and related words
Investing and investments
annuity
arbitrage
blue chip
speculate
verb
US /ˈspekjəˌleɪt/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
speculate
he/she/it
speculates
present participle
speculating
past tense
speculated
past participle
speculated
DEFINITIONS2
1
intransitive/transitive to consider or discuss why something has happened or what might happen
speculate on/about:
We can only speculate on the reasons for his suddenresignation.
speculate that:
Archaeologists speculate that people first reached the islands over 1,000 yearsago.
Synonyms and related words
To discuss something
discuss
consider
talk
2
intransitive businessto take the risk of investing your money in a company in the hope that you can make a big profit later by selling the shares that you buy