speculation
/ˌspɛkjʊˈleɪʃn/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˌspɛkjʊˈleɪʃn/
ˌspɛkjʊˈleɪʃn
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
ˌspɛkjʊ - ˈleɪʃn -> speculation
Myanmar meaning
(n) ကထင်မြင်ချက်ပေးခြင်း။ ထင်ကြေးပေးခြင်း။ ခထင်ကြေး။ ထင်မြင်ချက်။ မှန်းဆချက်။ ဈေးကစားခြင်း။
Full entry
speculation /spekju'leÇʃn/ n
၁။ (က) [U] ~ (over/about/upon/on sth) ထင်မြင်ချက်ပေးခြင်း။ ထင်ကြေးပေးခြင်း။ There was much speculation over the cause of the crash/his resignation.
(ခ) [C] ထင်ကြေး။ ထင်မြင်ချက်။ မှန်းဆချက်။ Our speculations proved totally wrong.
၂။ [U] ~ (in sth) ဈေးကစားခြင်း။ speculation in oil ❍ dishonest speculation in property development.
More examples
- [speculation about] : There has been a great deal of speculation about what will happen after the elections.
- [speculation that] : Shannon is visiting Britain amid speculation that a deal has been done.
- [fuel/prompt speculation] : The visit has fuelled speculation that the pair are planning to get married.
- [pure/mere speculation] : Government officials dismissed the report as pure speculation.
Synonyms
conjecture, rumor, gossip, assumption, theory, guesswork, hearsay, thought, supposition, supposing, backing, belief, brainwork, cerebration, cogitation, consideration, contemplation, deliberation, excogitation, flier, flutter, gamble, gambling, guess, guesstimate, hazard, hunch, hypothesis, meditation, opinion, piece, plunge, reflection, review, right money, risk, risky business, risky venture, shot, shot in the dark, smart money, sneaking suspicion, spec, speculative enterprise, stab, stab in the dark, studying, surmise, thinking, venture, wager, weighing
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