speculate /'spekjuleit/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- (v.) 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
- (v.) invest at a risk
Chinese translation
- vi. 深思, 推测, 投机
- [经] 投机
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /'spekjuleit/
- Syllables
- 3
- Exam levels
- CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.48 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
speculating, speculated, speculates
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