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speculated

verb
SaySPEK-yuh-layt-idUS/ˈspɛk.jəˌleɪt.ɪd/AUS/ˈspek.jəˌlæɪt.ɪd/UKSPEK-yuu-layt-id/ˈspɛk.jʊˌleɪt.ɪd/

1 meaning of speculated

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of speculate. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.

    Fans speculated for weeks about how the show would end.

    He speculated that prices might drop after the holidays.

    Note

speculated is a form of speculate

speculate, verb: To guess about something when you do not have all the facts. Full entry

Forms
speculatespeculates he/she/itspeculating -ing formspeculated past tense, past participle
Spelling
speculate → speculated: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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