WORD of the day

speculate\SPEK-yuh-layt\verb

1 : to meditate on or ponder a subject : reflect
2 : to assume a business risk in hope of gain; especially : to buy or sell in expectation of profiting from market fluctuations

Example Sentences: Mia's abrupt firing caused her coworkers to speculate endlessly about what she might have done wrong.

Johnny did not want to speculate too soon about what may have been wrong with the router.

Synonyms: consider, contemplate, deliberate, meditate, muse, review, ruminate.