ಅರ್ಥ : To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, suppose, theorise, theorize
ಅರ್ಥ : Talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal.
ಅರ್ಥ : Reflect deeply on a subject.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
I mulled over the events of the afternoon.
Philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years.
The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, think over
ಅರ್ಥ : Invest at a risk.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : job