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hypothesize

/haɪˈpɑθəˌsaɪz/ /haɪˈpɒθəˌsaɪz/

Meanings
verb
To believe or assert on uncertain grounds.

Examples :

"Seeing the wet ground, I hypothesize it rained last night, even though I didn't hear it. "
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Illustration night

night noun

/naɪt/

The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.

"How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?"

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ground noun

/ɡɹaʊnd/

The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

"Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!"

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last adjective

/last/ /ɫast/ /lɑːst/ /læst/

Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

"“Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick."

Illustration rained

rained verb

/ɹeɪnd/

To have rain fall from the sky.

"It will rain today."

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even noun

/ˈiːvən/ /ˈivn̩/

(diminutive) An even number.

"My younger brother counted the evens in his math homework. "

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seeing verb

/ˈsiːɪŋ/

(stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.

"I am seeing a red car parked across the street. "

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uncertain noun

/ʌnˈsɜːtən/

(with "the") Something uncertain.

"The uncertain about the project's success kept everyone on edge. "

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though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

Despite that; however.

"I will do it, though."

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grounds noun

/ɡɹaʊndz/

The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

"Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!"

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hear verb

/hɪə(ɹ)/ /hɪɹ/ /hjɜː/

(stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.

"I was deaf, and now I can hear."

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assert noun

/əˈsɜːt/ /əˈsɝt/

An assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.

"The assertion in the program code checked if the student's grade was above 70%. "

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believe verb

/bɪˈliːv/ /bi-/

To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

"I believe there are faeries."