Hypothesize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/haɪpˈɑːθəsˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌɛmɪsfˈɛɹɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌɛmɪsfˈɛɹɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /haɪpˈɑːθəsˌaɪz/.

Examples

Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conjecture theorise hypothecate hypothesise speculate theorize suppose

Parts of Speech

verb	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds “Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”

Word Forms

speculative	adjective	not based on fact or investigation
speculation	noun	a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
speculator	noun	someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
theorizer	noun	someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
theory	noun	a belief that can guide behavior
theoriser	noun	someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
theorisation	noun	the production or use of theories
conjecture	noun	reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
hypothesis	noun	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
supposition	noun	the cognitive process of supposing
supposal	noun	the cognitive process of supposing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hypothese

besonders aus unsicheren oder vorläufigen Gründen zu glauben

🇫🇷French

émettre une hypothèse

croire surtout sur des bases incertaines ou provisoires

🇪🇸Spanish

hipotetizar

creer especialmente sobre bases inciertas o tentativas

🇮🇹Italian

ipotizzare

credere soprattutto su basi incerte o provvisorie

🇳🇱Dutch

veronderstellen

vooral op onzekere of aarzelende gronden te geloven

🇵🇹Portuguese

levantar hipóteses

acreditar especialmente em bases incertas ou provisórias

🇷🇺Russian

выдвигать гипотезу

верить, особенно на неопределенных или предварительных основаниях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिकल्पना बनाना

विशेषकर अनिश्चित या अस्थायी आधार पर विश्वास करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমান করা

বিশেষ করে অনিশ্চিত বা অস্থায়ী ভিত্তিতে বিশ্বাস করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கருதுகோள்

குறிப்பாக நிச்சயமற்ற அல்லது தற்காலிக அடிப்படையில் நம்புவதற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊహిస్తారు

ముఖ్యంగా అనిశ్చిత లేదా తాత్కాలిక కారణాలపై నమ్మకం

🇮🇳Marathi

गृहीत धरणे

विशेषतः अनिश्चित किंवा तात्पुरत्या कारणांवर विश्वास ठेवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વધારણા

ખાસ કરીને અનિશ્ચિત અથવા કામચલાઉ આધારો પર વિશ્વાસ કરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಊಹಿಸಿ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತ ಅಥವಾ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ನಂಬಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുമാനിക്കുക

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അനിശ്ചിതത്വമോ താൽക്കാലികമോ ആയ കാരണങ്ങളിൽ വിശ്വസിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਮਾਨ

ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਆਧਾਰਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مفروضہ

خاص طور پر غیر یقینی یا عارضی بنیادوں پر یقین کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

假设

尤其是在不确定或暂时的基础上相信

🇯🇵Japanese

仮説を立てる

特に不確かな、または暫定的な根拠で信じること

🇰🇷Korean

가설을 세우다

특히 불확실하거나 잠정적인 근거로 믿다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đưa ra giả thuyết

để tin đặc biệt là trên cơ sở không chắc chắn hoặc dự kiến

🇹🇭Thai

ตั้งสมมติฐาน

เชื่อโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งในบริเวณที่ไม่แน่นอนหรือเบื้องต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengadakan hipotesa

untuk percaya terutama atas dasar ketidakpastian atau tentatif

🇲🇾Malay

membuat hipotesis

untuk mempercayai terutamanya atas alasan yang tidak pasti atau tentatif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افترض

للاعتقاد خاصة لأسباب غير مؤكدة أو مؤقتة

🇮🇷Persian

فرضیه سازی

به خصوص بر اساس دلایل نامشخص یا آزمایشی باور داشته باشید

🇹🇷Turkish

hipotez kurmak

özellikle belirsiz veya geçici gerekçelere inanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להעלות השערה

להאמין במיוחד מסיבות לא ברורות או טנטטיביות

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