Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 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"
Type of:
reason
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 3
"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"
Kinds of:
bull
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
90%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
44
Times Searched
2
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