Dictionary Check: speculate
"speculate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
17
points
Definition
verb
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Example:
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
verb
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
Example:
"We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
verb
reflect deeply on a subject
Example:
"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"
verb
invest at a risk
Example:
"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"
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