speculate

verb
[L41062]

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Derivations speck

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Forms

  • simple present : speculate
  • simple present, singular, third person : speculates
  • simple past : speculated
  • present participle : speculating
  • past participle : speculated

Senses

  • to make predictions without complete knowledge
  • to buy goods, property, shares in a company etc, hoping that you will make a large profit when you sell them