Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - speculate
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Speculate
speculate
~ v 1 to think or talk about the possible causes or effects of something without knowing all the facts or details + on/abou (We can only speculate about why he did it.) speculate that (George began to speculate that the two events might be linked.) 2 to buy goods, property, shares (share2 (5) in a company etc hoping that you will make a large profit when you sell them + in (Ned had speculated in gold and lost heavily.) - speculator n
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(speculates, speculating, speculated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you speculate about something, you make guesses about its nature or identity, or about what might happen. It would be unfair to Debby’s family to speculate on the reasons for her suicide... The doctors speculate that he died of a cerebral haemorrhage caused by a blow on the head... The reader can speculate what will happen next. VERB: V prep, V that, V wh • speculation (speculations) The President has gone out of his way to dismiss speculation over the future of the economy minister... N-VAR 2. If someone speculates financially, they buy property, stocks, or shares, in the hope of being able to sell them again at a higher price and make a profit. The banks made too many risky loans which now can’t be repaid, and they speculated in property whose value has now dropped. VERB: V prep/adv ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: Latin speculatus, past participle of speculari to spy out, examine, from specula lookout post, from specere to look, look at — more at spy Date: 1599 intransitive verb 1. a. to meditate on or ponder a subject ; reflect b. to review something idly or casually and often inconclusively 2. to assume a business risk in hope of gain; especially to buy or sell in expectation of profiting from market fluctuations transitive verb 1. to take to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence ; theorize ~d that a virus caused the disease 2. to be curious or doubtful about ; wonder ~s whether it will rain all vacation Synonyms: see think • speculator noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by on, upon, about) form a theory or conjecture, esp. without a firm factual basis; meditate (speculated on their prospects). 2 tr. (foll. by that, how, etc. + clause) conjecture, consider (speculated how he might achieve it). 3 intr. a invest in stocks etc. in the hope of gain but with the possibility of loss. b gamble recklessly. Derivatives speculator n. Etymology: L speculari spy out, observe f. specula watch-tower f. specere look ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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гл. 1) размышлять 2) обдумывать что-л. 3) спекулировать 4) играть на бирже - speculate for the advance - speculate for the decline - speculate for the fall - speculate for the rise - speculate in differences SPECULATE гл. 1) общ. размышлять, обдумывать (что-л.) 2) эк. спекулировать 3) бирж. играть на бирже Syn: stag See: stock exchange ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. размышлять, раздумывать (над чем-либо); обдумывать (что-либо) to speculate on smth. —- размышлять о чем-либо; обдумывать что-либо to speculate concerning the future —- размышлять о будущем 2. строить предположения; заниматься домыслами to speculate as to the cause of smth. —- строить предположения о причине чего-либо to speculate on the origin of the universe —- строить гипотезы о происхождении вселенной about such matters it is useless to speculate, what we need is exact knowledge —- в таких вопросах бесполезно заниматься домыслами, нужно точно знать факты 3. спекулировать; играть на бирже to speculate in stocks and shares —- спекулировать ценными бумагами to speculate for a rise —- играть на повышение ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) размышлять, раздумывать, делать предположения (on, upon, as to, about); Theres little point in speculating about the result of the election when any victory will be very narrow. 2) спекулировать; играть на бирже; to speculate in shares - спекулировать акциями Syn: see think ...Англо-русский словарь
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