Speculate is a verb meaning "to form a theory or conjecture about something without firm evidence"
"Even though I don't have any proof, I speculate she's trying to kill me."
I speculate that you are trying to get someone to do your homework.
I hesitate to speculate on that unique piece of jewelry.
"My colleagues speculate about my private life."
You shouldn't speculate why you haven't heard from them, call them and ask them.
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"People often speculate the creation of the world as the answer is not fully known."
Standing at the betting window, Jacob tried to decide upon which horse to speculate -- when suddenly, he decided to bet on Gray Mare.
Speculated is the past tense of the verb speculate. To speculate is to wonder, to develop a hypothesis, to guess. For example, I would speculate that the elections this year will be exceptionally partisan.
Speculated is the past tense of the verb speculate. To speculate is to wonder, to develop a hypothesis, to guess. For example, I would speculate that the elections this year will be exceptionally partisan.
Charles Goodnight was a great speculator who created a huge cattle ranching business.
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"If you were..." is normally used to start a conditional about a hypothetical situation either in the present or the future. For example in the sentence: "If you were me, what would you do?" invites the listener to imagine that he is in the shoes of the speaker and to give him advice. Similarly the sentence: "If you were rich, would you quit your job?" invites the person to speculate on what he would do in the unlikely event that he won the lottery and became a multi-millionaire.