conjecture

[US]/kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/
[UK]/kənˈdʒektʃər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. spekulation; gætning
vi. spekulere; gætte
vt. spekulere
Word Forms
Present Participleconjecturing
Past Tenseconjectured
Past Participleconjectured
Pluralconjectures
Third Person Singularconjectures

Example Sentences

The old peasant conjectured that it would be an unusually cold winter.

Den gamle bonde gættede på, at det ville blive en usædvanligt kold vinter.

conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied.

Der var mange og forskellige spekulationer om nyankomne.

he conjectured the existence of an otherwise unknown feature.

Han gættede på eksistensen af et ellers ukendt træk.

conjecture over who'll get the heave-ho.

Spekulation over hvem der får sparket ud.

I cannot conjecture what his plans are.

Jeg kan ikke gætte, hvad hans planer er.

The commentators made various conjectures about the outcome of the next election.

Kommentatorerne fremsatte forskellige spekulationer om resultatet af det næste valg.

It was impossible to conjecture from the expression on his face what his reaction was.

Det var umuligt at gætte fra udtrykket i hans ansigt, hvilken reaktion han havde.

The general conjectured that the enemy only had about five days’ supply of food left.

Generalen gættede på, at fjenden kun havde omkring fem dages forsyning af mad tilbage.

Real-world Examples

Well, until 1930 it was pretty much just conjecture.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

The inner details of her life he had only conjectured.

Source: Returning Home

You know, currently, I'm attempting to solve the Penrose conjecture.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

The commentators made various conjectures about the outcome of the next election.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Who could have conjectured the circumstances of my last letter?

Source: Prose reading

He conjectured that his new stocks would rise on the stock market.

Source: Liu Yi breaks through 10,000 English vocabulary words.

It's conjecture, but creative, which is why you got the " a."

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

What is the constitution of these animals? It's almost beyond conjecture.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

CODIS will help investigators seek the truth through solid, scientific facts, not conjecture.”

Source: VOA Daily Standard March 2018 Collection

It was impossible to conjecture from the expression on his face what his reaction was.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

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