Speculates

What does SPECULATES mean?

Speculates is a form of SPECULATE.

1. verb

   to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

   “Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”

2. verb

   talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

   “We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal”

3. verb

   reflect deeply on a subject

   “I mulled over the events of the afternoon”

4. verb

   invest at a risk

   “I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.