especular

/espekuˈlaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
especulo
preterite (yo)
especulé
past participle
especulado

Meaning

  1. to speculate

    • No quiero especular.

      I don't want to speculate.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

spéculer

spéculer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to speculate."

Practice

1 What does especular mean?

2 Fill the gap: No quiero ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches especular?

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