Word

conjecture, v.
(conjectured, conjectures, conjecturing)
freq. cnt. 1

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

conjecture hypothecate hypothesise hypothesize speculate suppose theorise theorize

sample sentences

"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

supposal supposition

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

speculative speculation speculator

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derivationally related form

hypothesis hypothesis hypothesis

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derivationally related form

theory theory theorizer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

conjecture conjecture

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derivationally related form

theorisation theory theory theoriser

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derivationally related form

hypothesis hypothesis

semantic pointers

hypernym

expect, anticipate

hyponym

reconstruct, construct, retrace formulate, develop, explicate