Collocations for speculate - verb
ADVERB
openly,
publicly
Commentators are openly speculating on whether the accusation is false.
Commentators are openly speculating on whether the accusation is false.
widely
wildly
The British press speculated wildly about his disappearance.
wildly
The British press speculated wildly about his disappearance.
VERB + speculate
can only
be free to, feel free to
Both sides are free to speculate on the other's motives.
be free to, feel free to
Both sides are free to speculate on the other's motives.
decline to,
refuse to
be interesting to, be tempting to
be possible to, be reasonable to
It would seem entirely reasonable to speculate that tribal loyalties influenced the outcome of the election.
be interesting to, be tempting to
be possible to, be reasonable to
It would seem entirely reasonable to speculate that tribal loyalties influenced the outcome of the election.
be premature to
It would be premature to speculate as to the outcome at this stage.
It would be premature to speculate as to the outcome at this stage.
be difficult to
PREPOSITION
about
There was no point in speculating about the possibility of them getting back together.
There was no point in speculating about the possibility of them getting back together.
as to
We can only speculate as to this man's identity.
We can only speculate as to this man's identity.
on,
upon
He refused to speculate on her reasons for leaving.
He refused to speculate on her reasons for leaving.
Speculate is used with these nouns as the subject:
newspaper
newspaper