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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

/ ˈ²õ±èɛ°ìÂáʊˌ±ô±ðɪ³Ù /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ŽÇv±ð°ù·²õ±è±ð³Šî€ƒu·±ô²¹³Ù±ð verb (used without object) overspeculated overspeculating
  • ±è°ù±ð·²õ±è±ð³Šî€ƒu·±ô²¹³Ù±ð verb (used without object) prespeculated prespeculating
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ±è±ð³Šî€ƒu·±ô²¹³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of speculate1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ²õ±è±ð³Š³Ü±ôÄå³Ù³Ü²õ “watched over,” past participle of ²õ±è±ð³Š³Ü±ôÄå°ùÄ« “to watch over, explore, reconnoiter,” verb derivative of specula “watchtower,” noun derivative of specere “to look, regard, see”
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of speculate1

C16: from Latin ²õ±è±ð³Š³Ü±ôÄå°ùÄ« to spy out, from specula a watchtower, from specere to look at
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The latest installment of “The White Lotus” comes to an end on Sunday and everyone is speculating about how the series will wrap up its loose ends, who will die and how.

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While some Indian users said they were delighted to see Altman sporting their team's colours, many were quick to speculate about his motives behind sharing the image.

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Chris Hemsworth – who many speculate is in the running to become James Bond – was there to show off Crime 101, a thriller focused on robberies along Los Angeles' 101 Freeway.

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Some speculate that Trump, who has backtracked on imposing tariffs before, could use tariffs as a bargaining tool to negotiate with other countries.

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The force has asked the public not to share footage or speculate about details online.

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