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Detailed Synonyms for speculate in English

speculate:

to speculate verb (speculates, speculated, speculating)

  1. to speculate
    to speculate; to conjecture; bet with shares
  2. to speculate
    to speculate
    • speculate verb (speculates, speculated, speculating)
  3. to speculate
    to guess; to suppose; to speculate; to presume; to estimate; to surmise; to conjecture
    • guess verb (guesses, guessed, guessing)
    • suppose verb (supposes, supposed, supposing)
    • speculate verb (speculates, speculated, speculating)
    • presume verb (presumes, presumed, presuming)
    • estimate verb (estimates, estimated, estimating)
    • surmise verb (surmises, surmised, surmising)
    • conjecture verb (conjectures, conjectured, conjecturing)
  4. to speculate
    to theorize; to conjecture; to speculate; to theorise
    • theorize verb, American (theorizes, theorized, theorizing)
    • conjecture verb (conjectures, conjectured, conjecturing)
    • speculate verb (speculates, speculated, speculating)
    • theorise verb, British
  5. to speculate
    to venture; to gamble; to speculate; to take a chance; to take a risk; to do risky business
    • venture verb (ventures, ventured, venturing)
    • gamble verb (gambles, gambled, gambling)
    • speculate verb (speculates, speculated, speculating)
    • take a chance verb (takes a chance, took a chance, taking a chance)
    • take a risk verb (takes a risk, took a risk, taking a risk)
    • do risky business verb (does risky business, did risky business, doing risky business)
  6. to speculate
    – to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds 1
    to suppose; to conjecture; to speculate; to theorize; hypothesize; hypothecate; theorise; hypothesise
    – to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds 1
  7. to speculate
    – talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion 1
    to speculate
    – talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion 1
    • speculate verb (speculates, speculated, speculating)
      • We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal1
  8. to speculate
    – invest at a risk 1
    job; to speculate
    – invest at a risk 1
    • job verb
    • speculate verb (speculates, speculated, speculating)
      • I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating1

Conjugations for speculate:

present
  1. speculate
  2. speculate
  3. speculates
  4. speculate
  5. speculate
  6. speculate
simple past
  1. speculated
  2. speculated
  3. speculated
  4. speculated
  5. speculated
  6. speculated
present perfect
  1. have speculated
  2. have speculated
  3. has speculated
  4. have speculated
  5. have speculated
  6. have speculated
past continuous
  1. was speculating
  2. were speculating
  3. was speculating
  4. were speculating
  5. were speculating
  6. were speculating
future
  1. shall speculate
  2. will speculate
  3. will speculate
  4. shall speculate
  5. will speculate
  6. will speculate
continuous present
  1. am speculating
  2. are speculating
  3. is speculating
  4. are speculating
  5. are speculating
  6. are speculating
subjunctive
  1. be speculated
  2. be speculated
  3. be speculated
  4. be speculated
  5. be speculated
  6. be speculated
diverse
  1. speculate!
  2. let's speculate!
  3. speculated
  4. speculating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for speculate:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
conjecture conjecture; guess; hypothesis; speculation; supposition; surmisal; surmise
estimate appraisal; approximation; assessment; calculation; estimate; estimation; guess; idea; price quote; quotation; quote; valuation
gamble beezer; bold venture; gamble; hazardous business; hazardous undertaking; lottery; raffle; redemption drawing; risky enterprise; risky undertaking; risky venture; shot; venture; wager
guess conjecture; dead reckoning; estimate; estimation; guess; guessing; guesswork; hypothesis; shot; speculation; supposition; surmisal; surmise
job appointment; business; caper; case; chore; commission; contract; employment; function; installment; instalment; job; line; line of work; nomination; occupation; position; post; problem; profession; project; task; work
surmise conjecture; guess; hypothesis; speculation; supposition; surmisal; surmise
venture beezer; bold venture; business; company; concern; cooperation; corporation; enterprise; firm; gamble; hazardous business; hazardous undertaking; house; partnership; risky enterprise; risky undertaking; risky venture; shot; speculation; trading partnership; venture; wager
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bet with shares bet with shares; conjecture; speculate
conjecture bet with shares; conjecture; estimate; guess; hypothecate; hypothesise; hypothesize; presume; speculate; suppose; surmise; theorise; theorize
do risky business do risky business; gamble; speculate; take a chance; take a risk; venture
estimate conjecture; estimate; guess; presume; speculate; suppose; surmise approximate; assess; calculate; compute; count on; devise; estimate; figure; figure out; forecast; gauge; guess; judge; reckon; work out
gamble do risky business; gamble; speculate; take a chance; take a risk; venture adventure; bet; chance; gamble; hazard; risk; run a risk; take a chance; take a risk; take chances
guess conjecture; estimate; guess; presume; speculate; suppose; surmise approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; hazard; imagine; infer; judge; opine; pretend; reckon; suppose; think; venture
hypothecate conjecture; hypothecate; hypothesise; hypothesize; speculate; suppose; theorise; theorize hypothecate
hypothesise conjecture; hypothecate; hypothesise; hypothesize; speculate; suppose; theorise; theorize
hypothesize conjecture; hypothecate; hypothesise; hypothesize; speculate; suppose; theorise; theorize
job job; speculate farm out; job; subcontract
presume conjecture; estimate; guess; presume; speculate; suppose; surmise assume; dare; make bold; postulate; presume; presuppose; suppose; surmise; take for granted
speculate bet with shares; conjecture; do risky business; estimate; gamble; guess; hypothecate; hypothesise; hypothesize; job; presume; speculate; suppose; surmise; take a chance; take a risk; theorise; theorize; venture
suppose conjecture; estimate; guess; hypothecate; hypothesise; hypothesize; presume; speculate; suppose; surmise; theorise; theorize assume; guess; imagine; opine; postulate; presume; presuppose; reckon; say; suppose; surmise; think
surmise conjecture; estimate; guess; presume; speculate; suppose; surmise postulate; presume; presuppose; suppose; surmise; suspect
take a chance do risky business; gamble; speculate; take a chance; take a risk; venture adventure; bet; chance; gamble; hazard; risk; run a risk; take a chance; take a risk; take chances
take a risk do risky business; gamble; speculate; take a chance; take a risk; venture bet; gamble; take a chance; take a risk
theorise conjecture; hypothecate; hypothesise; hypothesize; speculate; suppose; theorise; theorize theorise; theorize
theorize conjecture; hypothecate; hypothesise; hypothesize; speculate; suppose; theorise; theorize theorise; theorize
venture do risky business; gamble; speculate; take a chance; take a risk; venture adventure; embark; guess; hazard; jeopardise; jeopardize; pretend; stake; venture
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
estimate approximation; calculation; criticism; estimate; evaluate; judgement; judging; judgment; mark-setting; review; rough calculation; rough estimate
presume dare; make so bold as; presume
suppose suppose
take a chance take a chance
venture dare; hazard; venture

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Related Definitions for "speculate":

  1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds1
  2. talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion1
    • We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal1
  3. invest at a risk1
    • I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating1



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