mutmaßen

to conjecture

verb MUT-mah-sen Rare

Also means

to speculate

Usage Note

Mutmaßen means to form a hypothesis or guess without firm evidence. It is slightly more formal than spekulieren and is very common in journalism (wie Experten mutmaßen). The noun Mutmaßung (conjecture) is equally widespread.

Examples

"Experten mutmaßen, dass der Anstieg mehrere Ursachen hat."

Natural Translation

Experts conjecture that the rise has several causes.

Literal Translation

Experts speculate, that the rise several causes has.

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