to conjecture
Third Person
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Present Participle
conjecturing
Past Tense
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Past Participle
conjectured
1
to form an idea or opinion about something with limited information or unclear evidence
transitive
- When the news spread about the missing person, neighbors started to conjecture about the possible reasons for their disappearance.
- Without clear details, the media conjectured that the sudden resignation of the political figure could be linked to undisclosed controversies.
- In the absence of concrete data, people began to conjecture about the potential causes of the mysterious sound.
- When the experiment yielded unexpected results, scientists conjectured that uncontrolled variables might have influenced the outcomes.
- As the investigation progressed, detectives had to conjecture about possible motives for the crime based on the available evidence.