kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ) kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ) kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ hʌɪˈpɒθɪkeɪt haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs haɪˈpɑː.θə.sɪs

ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən səˈpəʊz səˈpoʊz ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən sɜːˈmaɪz sɚˈmaɪz to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) speculations about the outcome of the election he dismissed it as mere conjecture a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence