1 ~ (about / on sth) to form an opinion about sth without knowing all the details or facts:
[V] We all speculated about the reasons for her resignation. * They were all speculating as to the identity of the stranger. * [Vwh-] It is useless to speculate why he did it. * [Vthat] We can speculate that the stone circles were used in some sort of pagan ceremony.
2 [V] ~ (in / on sth) 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.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is speculate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, speculate is tagged as verb.
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