conjecture

conjecture
1. noun
Mutmaßung, die (geh.); Vermutung, die
2. transitive verb
mutmaßen (geh.); vermuten
3. intransitive verb
(guess) Mutmaßungen (geh.) od. Vermutungen anstellen
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[kən'‹ek ə] 1. noun
((an) opinion formed on slight evidence; a guess: He made several conjectures about where his son might be.) die Mutmaßung
2. verb
(to guess.) mutmaßen
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con·jec·ture
[kənˈʤektʃəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. n Mutmaßung f, Vermutung f, SCHWEIZ a. Spekulation f (about über +akk)
there's been a lot of \conjecture recently about the royal marriage in letzter Zeit wurde viel über die Hochzeit im Königshaus spekuliert
II. vt
▪ to \conjecture sth etw vermuten
▪ to \conjecture that ... vermuten [o mutmaßen], dass ...
III. vi mutmaßen, Vermutungen anstellen
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[kən'dZektʃə(r)]
1. vt
vermuten, mutmaßen (geh)
2. vi
Vermutungen or Mutmaßungen anstellen, mutmaßen (geh)

it was just as scientists had conjectured — es verhielt sich geradeso, wie es die Wissenschaftler gemutmaßt or vermutet hatten

3. n
Vermutung f, Mutmaßung f (geh)

what will come next is a matter of or for conjecture — was folgt, das kann man nur vermuten or das bleibt unserer Vermutung überlassen

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conjecture [kənˈdʒektʃə(r)]
A s
1. Vermutung f, Mutmaßung f, Annahme f:
make a conjecture Mutmaßungen anstellen;
be reduced to conjecture auf Vermutungen angewiesen sein;
this is a matter for pure conjecture das kann man nur vermuten
2. Theorie f, (vage) Idee
3. Konjektur f (Textverbesserung)
B v/t vermuten, mutmaßen (beide auch that dass)
C v/i Vermutungen anstellen, mutmaßen (beide:
of, about über akk)
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1. noun
Mutmaßung, die (geh.); Vermutung, die
2. transitive verb
mutmaßen (geh.); vermuten
3. intransitive verb
(guess) Mutmaßungen (geh.) od. Vermutungen anstellen
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n.
Vermutung f.

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