Word Finder - speculate

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To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.

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To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.

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To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.

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To anticipate which branch of code will be chosen and execute it in advance.

If you want me to speculate, I'd say it ran far deeper than that.

I won't speculate on what that size is, but it certainly is not a size 0.

That's an area where I wouldn't even dare to speculate.

Which irked her for reasons she didn't want to speculate about.

It didn't make him feel warm and fuzzy to speculate after the lawyer's let­ter to Cynthia Byrne.

It is idle to speculate on the habits of this earliest of known birds.

Only speculate with money you can afford to lose.

Bass is declining comment which only leads one to speculate.

However, it is useful to speculate on possible wider implications.

Michael Jackson - The legendary artist had aviophobia, a fear of flying, and some speculate that his fear of germs drove him to wear masks in public.

Nobody knows exactly how the idea for tap dancing came about, but many historians speculate its roots are found in African and Irish dance.

Recently, Bass was seen at a party and the VH1 Big in '06 awards without Lehmkuhl, causing many to speculate that their courtship was over.

While many speculate that Simpson's single "Boyfriend" was about this situation, she denies that there's a connection.

The total sum of the donations has not been released, but with those three actors, most people speculate that it's pretty hefty, not that the amount is important.

Many people speculate that the octuplets are Suleman's meal ticket and that the main reason she continued to have more babies was to make herself famous.

Though no official reports have been released yet, many speculate that Haim died of an accidental drug overdose.

However, some analysts speculate that the press over the change will move even more copies of the best-seller.

Some speculate the moves were copied from slaves who observed the war dances of the Seminole Indians in Florida, while others argue that the Indians actually stole it from the slaves.

In fact, some gossip columnists have gone so far as to speculate that Jake's friendships with Matthew McConaughey and Lance Armstrong may be romantic.

While many speculate that the surgery was to gain more of the spotlight from ex-friend Conrad, Montag makes no mention of their feud as a possible reason to go under the knife.

I don't want to speculate too much on which type of mites your dog might have, but I'd suggest a trip to the vet before going to the groomer.

Now that I've given you this information, please understand that it's difficult to speculate about something I can't see.

Researchers speculate that boys receive stronger negative messages from parents and peers that thumb sucking is infantile and not acceptable.

While playing married assassins unwittingly assigned to kill each other, they displayed an on-screen chemistry that led reporters to speculate the two were having an intimate relationship.

Many scientist speculate that it's a genetic predisposition.

Most experts speculate that Wayne will be sentenced to the full year in prison.

As no surprise, some speculate the constant media speculation on their relationship was a factor in the break up as Vince has said on numerous occasions that he likes to "…keep his relationships quiet."

Some speculate that the Kyla Pratt pregnancy stories are nothing more than rumors, similar to rumors about Jessica Simpson being pregnant.

It is currently unknown where rash guards originated, though some people speculate that they may have come from Australia.

Some researchers speculate that low levels of vitamin D contribute to diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

I don't want to speculate, but I can't help but wonder if she has her own fears of getting too close with a guy and being disappointed.

Many fans speculate that much of the imagery and storylines within King's earliest novels were drawn from years he spent living with the elderly invalid couple.

One can speculate that television has given Americans chronic attention deficit disorder, and that we now have enough patience for a more "just the facts" type of news.

Some speculate that a link from a PR 5 site with only five links would be more valuable than a link from a PR 8 site with over 100 links.

Others speculate that a link from a PR 7 site is worth more than a link from a PR 5 site.

This characteristic is certainly a remarkable one; but it is shared, to a considerable extent, by the Kashmiris (a circumstance which led Bernier to speculate on the Kashmiris representing the lost tribes of Israel), and, we believe, by the Tajik people of Badakshan.

It was inevitable that later writers should speculate about the authorship of such a law, and that it should be attributed with more or less confidence to Solon or Peisistratus or Hipparchus.

Dean was content to have Fred speculate in any direction, as long as it was away from the Dawkinses, and possible trouble with the court.

We can speculate all day why Edith Shipton killed herself, but there's no arguing the fact that she did so.

Again it does not behoove the historian to speculate or embroider on the precise significance of the words employed.

Em skills in to two supremely to contradict Bennett speculate about possible.

We could speculate as to a future reality Tv show placing celluloid in all surveillance cameras.

But that is to speculate about God's providence - a practice that is highly doubtful if not disobedient.

Some speculate that the high-energy particles are not protons at all but some exotic new particle.

Diderot, too, in his varied intellectual activity, found time to speculate on the genesis of sensation and thought out of a combination of matter endowed with an elementary kind of sentience.

James Goff does not have to speculate about possibilities, however.

This question led the researchers to speculate about the implications of further investigation.

It is not our place to speculate on the reasons for such a change.

Perhaps - to speculate more wildly - this is part of the carving from the ancient cross from which the abbey took its name.

Visiting there makes me speculate about how he would react to the Church of Uganda nearly 100 years on.