Слово англійською: speculate
Дієслово
Переклад speculate українською: міркувати, обмірковувати, обдумувати; робити припущення (щодо чогось), to ~ concerning the future — міркувати про майбутнє, спекулювати, to ~ in shares — спекулювати акціями, грати на біржі
Детальний опис
speculate
verb /ˈspekjuleɪt/
- [intransitive, transitive] to form an opinion about something without knowing all the details or facts
- speculate (about/on/as to something) We all speculated about the reasons for her resignation.
- They were all speculating as to the identity of the stranger.
- speculate why, how, etc… It is useless to speculate why he did it.
- speculate that… We can speculate that the stone circles were used in some sort of pagan ceremony.
Express Yourself SpeculatingSpeculatingIn some exams, you have to talk about what you can see in a picture and speculate about the situation or a wider issue prompted by the picture. These are ways of saying what you think might be the case:- I think it's likely that these people know each other.
- I imagine she's his wife.
- They could be friends or work colleagues.
- I would guess they've been waiting for some time.
(British English)- I guess that the car has broken down.
(North American English)- I think this has probably happened before.
- It looks to me as though the woman is very angry.
- Perhaps there has been an accident.
- It may be that they're waiting for someone.
- [intransitive] speculate (in/on something) to buy goods, property, shares, etc., hoping to make a profit when you sell them, but with the risk of losing money
- He likes to speculate on the stock market.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin speculat- ‘observed from a vantage point’, from the verb speculari, from specula ‘watchtower’, from specere ‘to look’.