Vocabulary
Speculate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.
Urdu meaning
قیاس کرنا، گمان کرنا، تکہ مارنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Analysts continue to speculate, but the specifics of Pakistan`s emerging role are unclear.
- Given the average development budget utilisation of around 55pc, we can only speculate how much of it might have been misappropriated.
- Internet forums speculate the trio`s friendship won`t last the trip.
- One can speculate about the political preferences and allegiances of young people and their implications for the country`s ongoing politics.
- ITH the Shehbaz Sharif-led government still fine-tuning the next budget, it might be too early to speculate upon the contents of the document.
Synonyms
conjecture, theorize, form theories, hypothesize, make suppositions, postulate
Antonyms
demonstrate, document, establish
Curator example
“my colleagues speculate about my private life”
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