Meaning
to speculate
- to engage in risky financial transactions in the hope of quick gain
- to form theories or conjectures about a subject without firm evidence
In a sentence
Alcuni fondi d'investimento continuano a speculare sulle materie prime.
Some investment funds continue to speculate on commodities.
È inutile speculare sulle ragioni delle sue dimissioni senza prove certe.
It is useless to speculate on the reasons for his resignation without certain proof.
L'azienda non intende speculare sulle difficoltà temporanee dei fornitori.
The company does not intend to profit off the temporary difficulties of its suppliers.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| speculare | infinitive |
| speculo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| speculi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| specula | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| speculiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| speculate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| speculano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| speculavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| speculavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| speculava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| speculavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| speculavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| speculavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| speculai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| speculasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| speculò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| speculammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| speculaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| specularono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| speculerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| speculerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| speculerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| speculeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| speculerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| speculeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| speculi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| speculi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| speculi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| speculiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| speculiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| speculino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| speculassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| speculassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| speculasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| speculassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| speculaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| speculassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| speculerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| speculeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| speculerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| speculeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| speculereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| speculerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| specula | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| speculiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| speculate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| speculando | gerund |
| speculato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- When referring to finance or topics, it commonly takes the preposition 'su' ('speculare sul mercato').