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speculatespeculate /ˈspɛkyəˌleɪt/ ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYspeculateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of speculari to watch (secretly), from specere to look (at) VERB TABLEspeculate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | speculate | | he, she, it | speculates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | speculated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have speculated | | he, she, it | has speculated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had speculated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will speculate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have speculated |
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| Present | I | am speculating | | he, she, it | is speculating | | you, we, they | are speculating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was speculating | | you, we, they | were speculating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been speculating | | he, she, it | has been speculating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been speculating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be speculating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been speculating |
THESAURUSwithout being sure► guess to try to answer a question or make a judgment about something without knowing all the facts so that you are not sure whether you are correct: I think she’s about 30, but I’m only guessing. ► take/make a guess take a guess and make a guess mean the same as guess, but sound slightly more informal: How old do you think I am? Take a guess. ► estimate to make a guess about a number or amount based on the information you know: She estimated that it would take three weeks to finish the project. ► underestimate to think that something is smaller, cheaper, less important, or easier than it really is: They underestimated how much it would cost and then ran out of money. ► overestimate to think that something is bigger, longer, harder, or more important than it really is: We overestimated the number of people who would come, so we had way too much food. ► speculate formal to guess about the possible causes or effects of something, without knowing all the facts: People are always speculating about who will win the election, but no one really knows. 1[intransitive, transitive] to think or talk about the possible causes or effects of something without knowing all the facts or details: speculate on/about Police would not speculate on a motive.speculate that Some economists speculate that inflation will increase next year.► see thesaurus at guess12[intransitive] social studies, economics to buy goods, property, or stock in a company, etc. hoping that you will make a large profit when you sell them: speculate in He made his fortune by speculating in real estate. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of speculari to watch (secretly), from specere to look (at)]—speculator noun [countable] |