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# speculation

noun (speculation, speculations; also a speculation)

«speculation» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Speculation is guessing about something without knowing all the facts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speculation/#m1)
2. A speculation is one such guess or idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speculation/#m2)
3. (money) Speculation is buying things such as shares, land or houses hoping to sell them later for more money, which is risky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speculation/#m3)

### In the lessons

In news and gossip: «There is speculation that the star will leave the team». In science, a speculation is an idea not yet tested. In money talk it means risky buying. It tells the reader that something is not confirmed. Phrases: «pure speculation», «speculation about», «wild speculation», «fuel speculation».

### Examples

- There is a lot of speculation about who will be the new head teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speculation/#x1)
- That is just speculation; we don't know for sure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speculation/#x2)
- His absence caused speculation that he was ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speculation/#x3)
- Scientists' speculation about life on Mars needs evidence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speculation/#x4)
- He lost his savings through speculation on shares. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speculation/#x5)
- Stop the wild speculation and wait for the facts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speculation/#x6)

### Note

Verb: «speculate»; adjective: «speculative». Usually uncountable. Trap: speculation in the news is not fact; check for evidence.

## In Jewish tradition

In news and gossip: «There is speculation that the star will leave the team». In science, a speculation is an idea not yet tested. In money talk it means risky buying. It tells the reader that something is not confirmed. Phrases: «pure speculation», «speculation about», «wild speculation», «fuel speculation».

### Note

Verb: «speculate»; adjective: «speculative». Usually uncountable. Trap: speculation in the news is not fact; check for evidence.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «speculation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speculation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «speculation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speculation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«speculation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/speculation.html) on Mova free.