SPECULATE


Meaning of SPECULATE in English

v.

1) ( D ; intr. ) ('to meditate, think') to ~ about, on (to ~ about what might have been)

2) ( D ; intr. ) ('to conduct business by taking risks') to ~ in; on (to ~ in oil shares; to ~ in gold; to ~ on the stock market)

3) ( L ) ('to assume, think') they ~d that the election results would be close

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.