"speculate" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

speculate verbo

verbo + speculate

Kolokacji: 10

decline to speculate • lead to speculate • begin speculating • start speculating • speculate on happen • ...

Kolokacji: 2

Grup znaczeniowych: 2

(1) decline, refuse, avoid

Kolokacji: 3

1. decline to speculate = upadek spekulować decline to speculate

2. refuse to speculate = odmów spekulowania refuse to speculate

He refused to speculate about possible kidnapping charges against them.
He refused to speculate on what it might mean for the presidential campaign or his own candidacy.
He refused to speculate on what would happen if Strawberry did refuse to play.
No group took responsibility, and government officials refused to speculate publicly on who might have done it.
He refused to speculate on the motivation of those involved and said that it had been a "long day".
Officials today refused to speculate on who was responsible for his death.
Manfred refused to speculate on what the response might be.
Administration officials refused to speculate today on what they might have done.
Justice Department officials refused to speculate why crime increased in the last two years.
Police refused to speculate on the circumstances surrounding his death.

3. avoid speculating = uniknij spekulowania avoid speculating

(2) lead, begin, start, happen, stop

Kolokacji: 7

speculate + preposición

Kolokacji: 12

speculate on • speculate about • speculate in • speculate upon • speculate with • ...

speculate + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 17

widely speculated • further speculate • speculate about • later speculate • speculate wildly • ...

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