speculate

[US]/ˈspekjuleɪt/
[UK]/ˈspekjuleɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. Overveje; gætte eller udlede
vi. Deltage i spekulation.
Word Forms
Past Participlespeculated
Past Tensespeculated
Present Participlespeculating
Third Person Singularspeculates
Pluralspeculates

Phrases & Collocations

speculate on

spekulere om

Example Sentences

speculate about the origin of the universe

spekulere om universets oprindelse

Scientists speculate on the origin of the universe.

Forskere spekulerer i universets oprindelse.

We should speculate about the purpose of life.

Vi burde spekulere over livets formål.

far be it from me to speculate on his reasons.

Det er ikke min opgave at spekulere over hans grunde.

he didn't look as though he had the money to speculate in shares.

Han så ikke ud til at have penge til at spekulere i aktier.

He speculated that he would succeed.

Han spekulerede på, at han ville lykkes.

The philosopher speculated about time and space.

Filosoffen spekulerede over tid og rum.

We are living in the here and can only speculate about the hereafter.

Vi lever i nuet og kan kun spekulere over det hinsides.

speculated that high cholesterol was a contributing factor to the patient's health problems.

spekulerede i, at højt kolesterol var en medvirkende faktor til patientens sundhedsproblemer.

The new insurance rules speculate that the disabled for the public benefit are to receive more money.

De nye forsikringsregler antager, at handicappede til offentlig gavn vil modtage flere penge.

Would he be what he is if he hadn't speculated on the stock of exchange?

Ville han være, som han er, hvis han ikke havde spekuleret i børsen?

The investigators and editorialist speculate that the same is true for evening primrose oil, another source of gamma linolenic acid (GLA).

Undersøgerne og redaktøren spekulerer i, at det samme gælder for aftenprimroseolie, en anden kilde til gamma-linolensyre (GLA).

It is speculated that meiosis occurs during the time period from these formation of the conchospore to the first cell division of it.

Det menes, at meiose forekommer i perioden fra dannelsen af conchosporen til den første celledeling af den.

His burial place has not been found but it has been speculated that it may indeed be at Saqqara, possibly in an unattested mastaba 3518.

Hans begravelsesplads er ikke blevet fundet, men det er blevet spekuleret i, at det muligvis er i Saqqara, muligvis i en ikke-attesteret mastaba 3518.

Real-world Examples

He didn't know why, and didn't speculate about it either.

Han vidste ikke hvorfor, og spekulerede heller ikke over det.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

And now you're speculating about the future.

Og nu spekulerer du over fremtiden.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

At this time she can only speculate.

På nuværende tidspunkt kan hun kun spekulere.

Source: newsroom

The sheriff here in Ventura County speculated about his mental health.

Sheriffen her i Ventura County spekulerede over hans mentale helbred.

Source: NPR News November 2018 Collection

It wasn't the islands archipelago that it was speculated before.

Det var ikke øgruppen, som det blev spekuleret over før.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2022 Compilation

It's impossible for me to speculate on Rebecca's life.

Det er umuligt for mig at spekulere over Rebeccas liv.

Source: G G Gyypsy

Experts on the moon have been speculating on what is behind the flashes.

Eksperter på månen har spekuleret over, hvad der ligger bag lysglimtene.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

I don't want to speculate on why he resigned so suddenly.

Jeg vil ikke spekulere over, hvorfor han trænede så pludseligt.

Source: Emma's delicious English

Others speculated it was a meteor or aliens.

Andre spekulerede i, at det var en meteor eller rumvæsner.

Source: CNN Selected November 2015 Collection

Some scientists speculate it's serendipity that plants today are green.

Nogle videnskabsfolk spekulerer i, at det er tilfældighed, at planterne er grønne i dag.

Source: "Minute Earth" Fun Science (Selected Bilingual)

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