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conjectured

conjectured is the simple past and past participle of conjecture.

Meaning of conjecture

Verb

conjecture (third-person singular simple present conjectures, present participle conjecturing, simple past and past participle conjectured)

  1. (formal, intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
    • I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here.
  2. (transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
    • February 22, 1685, Robert South, All Contingences under the Direction of God's Providence (sermon preached at Westminster Abbey)

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Words formed from conjectured

Questions about conjectured

What is conjectured the simple past and past participle of?
Conjectured is the simple past and past participle of conjecture.

Words near conjectured in the dictionary

  1. conjecturalities
  2. conjecturality
  3. conjecturally
  4. conjecturals
  5. conjecture
  6. conjectured
  7. conjecturer
  8. conjecturers
  9. conjectures
  10. conjectureth
  11. conjecturing

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