Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

VERB 4

1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

   • “Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”
   Synonymstheorizetheoriseconjecturehypothesizehypothesisehypothecatesuppose

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 conclusion

   • “We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal”

3. reflect deeply on a subject

   • “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”
   Synonymschew overthink overmeditateponderexcogitatecontemplatemusereflectmullmull overruminate

4. invest at a risk

   • “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”
   Synonymsjob