verb🔗ShareRéfléchir, méditer, spéculerTo think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate."Example Sentence: "The students were speculating about whether or not the test would be difficult." "Les étudiants spéculaient sur la difficulté éventuelle du test.mindphilosophybusinesspossibilitytheoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpéculer, conjecturerTo make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture."Seeing Sarah leave the office early, her colleagues were speculating about whether she got a new job. "En voyant Sarah quitter le bureau tôt, ses collègues spéculaient sur le fait qu'elle ait trouvé un nouvel emploi.theoryphilosophymindbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpéculer, risquerTo make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble."He's been speculating in cryptocurrency, hoping to get rich quickly, but it's a very risky investment. "Il spécule sur les crypto-monnaies, espérant s'enrichir rapidement, mais c'est un investissement très risqué.businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAnticiperTo anticipate which branch of code will be chosen and execute it in advance."The computer, speculating whether the user would click "Yes" or "No", started preparing the code for both outcomes. "L'ordinateur, anticipant si l'utilisateur cliquerait sur « Oui » ou « Non », a commencé à préparer le code pour les deux issues.computingtechnicalelectronicssystemprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSpéculationSpeculation"The newspaper article contained a lot of speculation about the company's future plans. "L'article de journal contenait beaucoup de spéculations sur les projets futurs de l'entreprise.businesseconomyfinancepossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading