speculate about

speculate about (someone or something)

To conjecture, hypothesize, or make guesses about someone or something without having supporting or conclusive evidence. We've all been speculating about the mysterious man who moved into the house two doors down. It's certain to be a gamble, but until we try it, all we can do is speculate about how the product will do on the market.
See also: speculate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

speculate about someone or something

to make guesses about someone or something; to hypothesize about someone or something. I refuse to speculate about Sally. I don't presume to guess what she will do. We don't speculate about the future.
See also: speculate
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • speculate
  • speculate about (someone or something)
  • speculate in
  • speculate on
  • speculate on (something)
  • theorised
  • theorises
  • theorising
  • theorize about
  • theorize about (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
" There have been news reports that speculate about my meeting a person named Headley through Bhatt saab 's son Rahul.
Kangna to sue TV channel for Headley buzz
Byline: Joe Calzaghe has refused to speculate about rumours he is dating his Strictly Come Dancing partner.
Summary: Joe Calzaghe has refused to speculate about rumours he is dating his Strictly Come Dancing partner.
Joe Calzaghe keeps quiet about 'romance'
But I'm not going to speculate about one particular company and their decisions that have not yet been made."
Cutbacks will have to be made warns Mandelson
Misteli says that it's too early to speculate about a treatment for human aging.
An aging protein?
'And that is why I will not take part in games about trying to speculate about this and that, thereby undermining the Prime Minister.'
Labour Party Conference: Blair is staying for years, insists 'attack dog' Reid
"Given the available data, we can't really speculate about possible interactions," says Brown, "nor do we know what underlying mechanisms might cause interactions between risk factors."
The colic connection
We can only speculate about the extent of the division in the house of bishops.
Our divided bishops: sympathy and regret
He said at the annual conference in Bournemouth: "If they can speculate about the future of the industry, we are entitled to speculate about our response."
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Wegman is not afraid to speculate about mysterious causes that may lie behind - and the equally mysterious meaning that may lie within - the neutral notes on the page.
Born for the Muses: The Life and Masses of Jacob Obrecht
What Yale Realty Services does is not unique, Paprin said, but real estate is a hedge guess against inflation and one can only speculate about the success of a shopping center's potential.
Paprin returns to real estate market by purchasing distressed shopping centers
During the past year, at various gatherings celebrating the centennial of the 1891 law that created the national forests, I was asked to speculate about the future of these public lands.
The public forests of tomorrow
Moreover, he adds, "It's intriguing to speculate about how the comet formed."
Astronomers identify a new class of comet