conjecture
To guess; to venture an unproven ideaTo guess; to venture an unproven idea.
» That's pure conjecture.
Это чисто предположение.
Meaning
2 senses(formal, intransitive)To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here.
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гада́тьgadátʹ, предполага́тьpredpolagátʹ
(transitive)To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
February 22, 1685, Robert South, All Contingences under the Direction of God's Providence (sermon preached at Westminster Abbey)
- to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Examples
14 sentencesThat's pure conjecture.
ruЭто чисто предположение. — odexed
However, that was just my conjecture.
ruВпрочем, это было только мое предположение. — odexed
Tom claims he proved Goldbach's conjecture.
Том стверджує, що він довів гіпотезу Гольдбаха. — deniko
In any case, you are wrong in your conjecture.
ruВ любом случае вы не правы в своей догадке. — Hellerick
deAuf jeden Fall ist deine Annahme falsch. — xtofu80
Tom spent 30 years trying to prove the Beal conjecture.
Том витратив 30 років, намагаючись довести гіпотезу Гольдбаха. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Old French, from Latin coniectūra (“a guess”), from coniectus, perfect passive particFrom Old French, from Latin coniectūra (“a guess”), from coniectus, perfect passive participle of cōniciō (“throw or cast together; guess”), from con- (“together”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”); see jet. Compare adjective, eject, inject, project, reject, subject, object, trajectory, deject, abject, surjection, bijection, interject.
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Forms
conjectures, conjecturing, conjectured, conjectured| Base form | conjecture · to conjecture |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | conjectures |
| Present participle | conjecturing |
| Past simple | conjectured |
| Past participle | conjectured |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:speculatetheorizetheorisehypothesizehypothesisehypothecatesuppose
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle