How to pronounce speculate
American English pronunciation
SPEK-yuh-layt
- IPA
- /ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt/
- Syllables
- SPEK · yuh · layt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What speculate means
To guess about something without having all the facts
In a sentence: We could only speculate about who left the mystery box on the porch.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word meaning "to watch" or "to spy." That word came from the Latin word for a watchtower.
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