hypothesising

haɪˈpɒθəsaɪzɪŋ

Definition of hypothesising - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

guessing

Rare

making an educated guess without full information

Rare

Hypothesising can lead to new discoveries.

speculating

theorizing

scientific process

TECH.

forming a theory based on limited evidence

TECH.

Hypothesising is crucial in the scientific method.

conjecturing

speculating

theorizing

Adjective

science

TECH.

engaged in forming a hypothesis

TECH.

The scientist was hypothesising about the possible outcomes of the experiment.

speculating

theorizing

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Origin of hypothesising

Greek, hypothesis (foundation)

Examples of hypothesising in a sentence

The class focused on hypothesising during experiments.
Hypothesising can lead to groundbreaking discoveries.
In class, we practiced hypothesising with different scenarios.
They spent the afternoon hypothesising different scenarios.
She was hypothesising the reasons behind the sudden change.

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French:supposition, spéculatif, ...
German:Hypothesenbildung, hypothesenbildend, ...
Italian:congettura, ipotizzante, ...
Spanish:hipotetización, formulando hipótesis, ...
Portuguese:suposição, formulando hipóteses, ...
Chinese:假设, 正在形成假设的, ...
Japanese:推測, 仮説を立てている, ...
Arabic:اِفْتِرَاض, مُفْتَرِض, ...
Hebrew:נִחוּשׁ מֻשְׂכָּל, מְשַׁעֵר, ...
Russian:догадка, выдвигающий гипотезы, ...
Ukrainian:гіпотезування, гіпотезуючий, ...
Hindi:अनुमान लगाना, परिकल्पना करते हुए, ...
Bengali:অনুমান, হাইপোথিসিস তৈরি করা, ...
Catalan:suposar, formant hipòtesis, ...
Czech:hypotetizování, hypotetizující, ...
Danish:hypotesedannelse, danne hypoteser, ...
Dutch:hypothesevorming, hypotheses vormend, ...
Greek:υπόθεση, υποθέτοντας, ...
Hungarian:hipotézisalkotás, hipotézisalkotó, ...
Khmer:ការសន្មត, កំពុងបង្កើតសម្មតិកម្ម, ...
Korean:가설 설정, 가설을 세우는, ...
Persian:فرضیه‌سازی, در حال فرضیه‌سازی, ...
Polish:hipotezowanie, hipotezujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):suposição, hipotetizando, ...
Romanian:presupunere, ipotetizând, ...
Swedish:hypotesbildning, hypotetiserande, ...
Thai:การคาดเดา, สมมติฐาน, ...
Turkish:hipotez kurma, hipotez kuran, ...
Vietnamese:đưa ra giả thuyết, đang giả thuyết, ...

hypothesise

haɪˈpɒθɪsaɪz

Definition of hypothesise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

tentative belief

Rare

make an assumption without complete certainty

Rare

She likes to hypothesise why people behave differently.

conjecture

speculate

theorize

scientific

Rare

form a theory based on limited evidence

Rare

Scientists hypothesise about the origins of the universe.

speculate

theorize

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Origin of hypothesise

Greek, hypo (under) + thesis (placing)

Examples of hypothesise in a sentence

He tends to hypothesise without enough evidence.
Researchers hypothesise that the drug could cure the disease.
They hypothesise new solutions to the problem.

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French:supposer, théoriser, ...
German:hypothetisieren, ...
Italian:ipotizzare, formulare un'ipotesi, ...
Spanish:formular hipótesis, hipotetizar, ...
Portuguese:formular hipóteses, teorizar, ...
Chinese:假设, 设想, ...
Japanese:仮定する, ...
Arabic:اِفْتَرَضَ, وَضَعَ فَرْضِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁעֵר, לְהַעֲלוֹת הַשְׁעָרָה, ...
Russian:предполагать, выдвигать гипотезу, ...
Ukrainian:припускати, висувати гіпотези, ...
Hindi:अनुमान लगाना, सिद्धांत बनाना, ...
Bengali:অনুমান করা, তত্ত্ব গঠন করা, ...
Catalan:formular hipòtesis, ...
Czech:hypotetizovat, formulovat hypotézu, ...
Danish:hypotetisere, ...
Dutch:hypothesen, hypothese, ...
Greek:υποθέτω, διατυπώνω υπόθεση, ...
Hungarian:feltételezni, ...
Khmer:សន្មត, ...
Korean:가정하다, 가설을 세우다, ...
Persian:فرض کرد, نظریه‌پردازی کرد, ...
Polish:przypuszczać, stawiać hipotezy, ...
Portuguese (BR):levantar hipóteses, formular hipóteses, ...
Romanian:a emite ipoteze, a teoretiza, ...
Swedish:hypotisera, ...
Thai:ตั้งสมมติฐาน, คาดการณ์, ...
Turkish:varsaymak, varsayımda bulunmak, ...
Vietnamese:đưa ra giả thuyết, giả thuyết, ...

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