
Xem thêm: theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose, chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, job
speculate verb
VERB + SPECULATE can/could only | decline to, refuse to | be fascinating to, be interesting to, be tempting to | be idle to It is idle to speculate what the consequences would have been. | be difficult to
PREP. about There was no point speculating about the possibility of them getting back together. | as to We can only speculate as to this man's identity. | on/upon He refused to speculate on her reasons for leaving.
v.
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal
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
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