to speculate
01
spekulera, formulera teorier
to form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts
Intransitive: to speculate about sth | to speculate on sth
Exempel
Observing the unusual behavior, scientists began to speculate about the potential causes of the phenomenon.
När de observerade det ovanliga beteendet började forskarna spekulera om de potentiella orsakerna till fenomenet.
Without clear details, they could only speculate about the cause of the sudden power outage.
Utan tydliga detaljer kunde de bara spekulera i orsaken till den plötsliga strömavbrottet.
02
spekulera, anta
to believe or assume something is true based on limited or unclear evidence
Transitive: to speculate that
Exempel
The detective speculated that the suspect might be hiding in the city.
Detektiven spekulerade i att den misstänkte kanske gömde sig i staden.
Based on the clues, he speculated that the missing item was hidden somewhere nearby.
Baserat på ledtrådarna spekulerade han att den saknade varan var gömd någonstans i närheten.
03
spekulera, fördjupa sig
to think deeply about something or consider different possibilities
Intransitive: to speculate on a subject
Exempel
I like to speculate on life ’s bigger questions late at night.
Jag gillar att spekulera över livets stora frågor sent på natten.
After the conversation, I could n’t help but speculate on her true feelings.
Efter samtalet kunde jag inte låta bli att spekulera i hennes verkliga känslor.
04
spekulera, investera med risk
to make a risky investment while hoping to profit from it
Intransitive: to speculate in an asset or market
Exempel
He decided to speculate in the stock market, hoping for a big return on his investments.
Han bestämde sig för att spekulera på aktiemarknaden i hopp om en stor avkastning på sina investeringar.
She speculated in cryptocurrency, hoping to cash in on the volatile market.
Hon spekulerade i kryptovaluta, i hopp om att dra nytta av den volatila marknaden.
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