speculate
verb (used without object)
to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
have been speculating
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present perfect progressiveof speculate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Analysts have been speculating for months about the impact that rising memory costs would have on Apple’s product prices and margins.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Investors have been speculating for months that rising prices would push Japan’s central bank to finally shift away from its lavishly lax monetary policy.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
Although media writers have been speculating about Murdoch’s health for decades now, the is-Rupert-breathing rumor mill has been especially active in recent months.
From Slate ● May 1, 2023
But some people have been speculating about what might have happened by discussing the family's finances and relationships.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2023
We have been speculating at breakfast on the possibility of its raining in a similar manner at Naples, and of your wandering about the hotel, refusing consolation.
From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 by Georgina Hogarth
