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hypothesizing

/haɪˈpɑθəˌsaɪzɪŋ/ /haɪˈpɒθəˌsaɪzɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To believe or assert on uncertain grounds.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "Since the plant is wilting, Maria is hypothesizing that it isn't getting enough sunlight, even though she's not completely sure." "
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Related Words

Illustration sentence

sentence noun

[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]

The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

Illustration enough

enough adverb

/iˈnʌf/

Sufficiently.

"Are you man enough to fight me?"

Illustration completely

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

(manner) In a complete manner

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

Illustration getting

getting verb

[ˈɡɛɾɪŋ]

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

"She is getting her daughter a puppy for her birthday. "

Illustration uncertain

uncertain noun

/ʌnˈsɜːtən/

(with "the") Something uncertain.

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

Illustration though

though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

Despite that; however.

"I will do it, though."

Illustration grounds

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!"

Illustration example

example noun

/əɡˈzæmpl̩/ /ɘɡˈzɐːmpɯ/ /ɪɡˈzɑːmpl̩/

Something that is representative of all such things in a group.

"The teacher gave a good example of a sentence using the past tense. "

Illustration assert

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%. "

Illustration believe

believe verb

/bɪˈliːv/ /bi-/

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

"I believe there are faeries."

Illustration sunlight

sunlight noun

/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

"Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D."

Illustration wilting

wilting verb

/ˈwɪltɪŋ/

To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).

"The flowers in the vase are wilting because they haven't had water in days. "