Both Uses of
speculate
in
Cold Sassy Tree
- Uncle Buson was the one I liked to speculate on. He didn't die. He just disappeared.
*speculate = think
- Then after folks talked about Miss Love cleavin' to somebody besides Grandpa, they had to speculate about her church affiliation.
speculate = think or consider
Definitions:
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(1)
(speculate as in: don't know, but I'll speculate) to think about, wonder, guess or theorize with much uncertainty
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(2)
(speculate as in: speculate in the stock market) to take a risk for profit--typically a risky investment
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, speculation can refer to a gambling card game that was popular in the past.