speculation
speculation
Meaning of speculation
guessing about something that is not known for sure
догадки о том, что точно неизвестно
Pronunciation
speculation with Russian translation
Сочетания со словом speculation
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
Сочетания и примеры
- market speculationрыночные предположения
- wild speculationбезосновательные предположения
- pure speculationчистое предположение
- speculation about pricesпредположения о ценах
- speculation about futureпредположения о будущем
speculation usage examples
There was a lot of speculation about the new manager.
О новом менеджере было много домыслов.
Her silence led to more speculation.
Её молчание вызвало ещё больше домыслов.
speculation synonyms
What's the difference between speculation, conjecture, guess, assumption, theory, and hypothesis
a guess; formal
ENThat theory is pure conjecture.
a single guess; simpler and everyday
ENMy guess is that he left early.
something accepted as true without proof
ENThe whole plan is based on the assumption that sales will rise.
Advanced: broader words
an idea that tries to explain something
ENHer theory is that the delay was caused by bad weather.
a scientific idea to be tested
ENThe hypothesis needs to be tested with more data.
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Questions about this word
speculation meaning: what does it mean?
guessing about something that is not known for sure
speculation pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
speculation is pronounced as /ˌspekjʊˈleɪʃən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
speculation definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
О новом менеджере было много домыслов. Translation: There was a lot of speculation about the new manager.
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