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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Conjecture \Con*jec"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conjectured; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Conjecturing.] [Cf. F. conjecturer. Cf.
     Conject.]
     To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to
     surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what
           will be.                                 --South.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Conjecture \Con*jec"ture\, v. i.
     To make conjectures; to surmise; to guess; to infer; to form
     an opinion; to imagine.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Conjecture \Con*jec"ture\ (; 135?), n. [L. conjectura, fr.
     conjicere, conjectum, to throw together, infer, conjecture;
     con- + jacere to throw: cf. F. conjecturer. See Jet a
     shooting forth.]
     An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive
     evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           He [Herodotus] would thus have corrected his first
           loose conjecture by a real study of nature. --Whewell.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Conjecture \Con*jec"ture\ (; 135?), n. [L. conjectura, fr.
     conjicere, conjectum, to throw together, infer, conjecture;
     con- + jacere to throw: cf. F. conjecturer. See Jet a
     shooting forth.]
     An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive
     evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.
  
           He [Herodotus] would thus have corrected his first
           loose conjecture by a real study of nature. --Whewell.
  
           Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Conjecture \Con*jec"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conjectured; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Conjecturing.] [Cf. F. conjecturer. Cf.
     Conject.]
     To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to
     surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning.
  
           Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what
           will be.                                 --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Conjecture \Con*jec"ture\, v. i.
     To make conjectures; to surmise; to guess; to infer; to form
     an opinion; to imagine.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  conjecture
       n 1: 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" [syn: speculation]
       2: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
          [syn: guess, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation,
           hypothesis]
       3: reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from
          incomplete evidence
       v : to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds;
           "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in
           swamps" [syn: speculate, theorize, theorise, hypothesize,
            hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  conjecture
     Γαλλικά n.
     η εικασία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  conjecture
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la conjectūrus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 (lb en formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is
  thought to be true; a guess#Noun.
     2 (lb en formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a
  hypothesis.
     3 (lb en mathematics philology) A statement likely to be true based
  on available evidence, but which has not been formally (l en proven).
     4 (lb en obsolete) interpretation#Noun of signs and omens.
     vb.
     1 (lb en formal intransitive) To guess#Verb; to venture an unproven
  idea.
     2 (lb en transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  conjecture
     n.
     1 (lb en formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is
  thought to be true; a guess#Noun.
     2 (lb en formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a
  hypothesis.
     3 (lb en mathematics philology) A statement likely to be true based
  on available evidence, but which has not been formally (l en proven).
     4 (lb en obsolete) interpretation#Noun of signs and omens.
     vb.
     1 (lb en formal intransitive) To guess#Verb; to venture an unproven
  idea.
     2 (lb en transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  conjecture
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la conjectūrus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 (lb en formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is
  thought to be true; a guess#Noun.
     2 (lb en formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a
  hypothesis.
     3 (lb en mathematics philology) A statement likely to be true based
  on available evidence, but which has not been formally (l en proven).
     4 (lb en obsolete) interpretation#Noun of signs and omens.
     vb.
     1 (lb en formal intransitive) To guess#Verb; to venture an unproven
  idea.
     2 (lb en transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  conjecture
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la conjectūrus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 (lb en formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is
  thought to be true; a guess#Noun.
     2 (lb en formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a
  hypothesis.
     3 (lb en mathematics philology) A statement likely to be true based
  on available evidence, but which has not been formally (l en proven).
     4 (lb en obsolete) interpretation#Noun of signs and omens.
     vb.
     1 (lb en formal intransitive) To guess#Verb; to venture an unproven
  idea.
     2 (lb en transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  conjecture
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys matematiikka k=en) konjektuuri
     Englanti vb.
     otaksua

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  conjecture
     Engelska n.
     förmodan, konjektur
     Engelska vb.
     förmoda

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/
  التخمين

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  conjecture //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ// 
  1. догадка
  supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis
  2. предположение
  unproven statement; guess

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  conjecture //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ// 
  предполагам
  to guess

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/ 
  konjektura

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/ 
  dohoda

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/ 
   [mat] domněnka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/ 
  dohad

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/ 
  dyfalu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/ 
  rhagddyfalu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/
  Konjektur  [lit.]
           Note: hypothetische Leseart eines nicht einwandfrei überlieferten Textes
           Note: suggested reading of a text which has not been preserved errorless

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/
  Vermutung , Mutmaßung 
        "rely on conjecture"  - sich auf Vermutungen stützen
   see: conjectures, conjecture
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/ 
  Vermutungen anstellen, Mutmaßungen anstellen
        "rely on conjecture"  - sich auf Vermutungen stützen
   see: conjecture, conjectures
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/ 
  mutmaßen, vermuten 
        "he/she conjectures"  - er/sie mutmaßt, er/sie vermutet
        "I/he/she conjectured"  - ich/er/sie mutmaßte, ich/er/sie vermutete
   see: conjecturing, conjectured
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  conjecture //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ// 
  1. olettamus, otaksuma, väite
  statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven
  2. hypoteesi, olettamus
  supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis
  3. arvaus, arvelu, olettamus, otaksuma
  unproven statement; guess

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  conjecture //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ// 
  arvailla
  to guess

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  conjecture /kəndʒektʃər/
  conjecturer, se douter de, prévoir

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/ 
  1. अनुमान
        "Sometimes weather conjectures become true.	"

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/ 
  1. अनुमान~करना
        "Most of the weather predictions are conjectured."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/
  nagađanje, pretpostavka, slutnja

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/
  1. feltevés
  2. találgatás
  3. sejtés

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  conjecture //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ// 
  1. 忖度
  supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis
  2. 推測
  unproven statement; guess

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  conjecture //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ// 
  推測
  to guess

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  conjecture //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ// 
  1. konjektur
  statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven
  2. formodning, gjetning, antakelse, gjetting, gjettverk
  unproven statement; guess

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  conjecture /kənˈʤekʧə/ 
    przypuszczenie, domniemanie

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  conjecture /kəndʒektʃər/
  1. conjetura
  2. conjeturar, supor

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  conjecture //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ// 
  1. förmodan 2.
  statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven
   3.
  unproven statement; guess
  2. förmodan, hypotes
  supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  conjecture //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// //kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ// 
  förmoda
  to guess

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  conjecture /kəndʒˈɛktʃə/
  1. varsayı, tahmin, zan, farz
  2. tahmin etmek, zannetmek, farzetmek, tasavvur etmek.

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  1. догадка
  Mathématiques
  2. дога́дка
  Sens général

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  1. Vermutung
  Mathématiques
  2. Vermutung, Mutmaßung
  Sens général

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  εικασία
  Sens général

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  1. konjektuuri
  Mathématiques
  2. arvailu
  Sens général

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  congettura 2.
  Sens général
   3.
  Mathématiques

From français-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-jpn ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  予想 2.
  Mathématiques
   3.
  Sens général

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  1. coniectūra
  Mathématiques
  2. coniectura
  Sens général

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  prielaida
  Mathématiques

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  domněnka
  Mathématiques

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  conjetura, conjectura
  Mathématiques

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  conjetura, suposición
  Mathématiques

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/ 
  1. förmodan
  Mathématiques
  2. gissning, förmodan
  Sens général

From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:fra-tur ]

  conjecture /kɔ̃ʒɛktˈyʁ/ 
   [Mathématiques] konjektür

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kənˈdʒɛkʃɝ/, /kənˈdʒɛktʃɝ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "conjecture":
     assume, assumption, axiom, believe, blind guess, bold conjecture,
     conceive, conclude, deem, estimate, expect, fancy, feel, gather,
     give a guess, glean, guess, guesswork, hazard a conjecture, hunch,
     hypothesis, imagine, infer, inference, judge, perhaps, postulate,
     postulation, postulatum, premise, presume, presumption,
     presupposal, presupposition, pretend, proposition, risk assuming,
     rough guess, set of postulates, shot, speculation, stab, supposal,
     suppose, supposing, supposition, surmise, suspect,
     take for granted, tentatively suggest, thesis, think,
     unverified supposition, venture a guess, wild guess,
     working hypothesis
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.推测

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 推测,猜想,揣摩
     vt.
     vi. 推测,猜想,揣摩

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