Betekenis van speculate In het Nederlands

• 0 to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain:

  • I don't know why she did it - I'm just speculating.

  • A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash.

  • Journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut.

  • [ + that ] The newspapers have speculated that they will get married next year.

• 1 to buy and sell in the hope that the value of what you buy will increase and that it can then be sold at a higher price in order to make a profit:

  • He made his money speculating on the London gold and silver markets.

  • The company has been speculating in property for years.

• 2 to form opinions about something without having the necessary information or facts; to make guesses:

  • I’m just speculating about what happened.

  • Officials refused to speculate on the cause of the crash.

• 3 to buy and sell with the hope that the value of what you buy will increase and that it can then be sold at a higher price in order to make a profit:

  • He made his money speculating in the gold and silver markets.

• 4 to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain:

  • speculate on/about sth Journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut.

  • A spokesperson declined to speculate on the date of the merger.

  • speculate that Currency traders speculated that Japan's central bank might soon buy large amounts of dollars in the hope of preventing the yen from strengthening further

• 5 to buy something hoping that its value will increase and then sell at this higher price in order to make a profit:

  • speculate on/in sth He made his money speculating on the London gold and silver markets.

  • The company speculates in property.