conjecture

congettura, supposizione

Idea ritenuta vera, ma non ancora dimostrabile.

In inglese semplice: An idea that someone thinks is true but cannot yet prove.

• That is only conjecture.
• Her conjecture about the missing money proved correct.
• The mathematicians are trying to prove a famous conjecture.

Come si usa: conjecture about something (There is plenty of conjecture about why she left.); the conjecture that… (The discovery supports the conjecture that the site was once inhabited.)

Sinonimi: guess, hypothesis, supposition

Espressioni comuni: pure conjecture, a conjecture, conjecture about something, test a conjecture

congetturare, supporre

Suggerire che qualcosa possa essere vero senza avere prove sufficienti per dimostrarlo.

In inglese semplice: To suggest that something may be true without having enough evidence to prove it.

• We can only conjecture about the cause.
• She conjectured that the letter had been lost.
• Historians conjecture that a fire destroyed the settlement.

Come si usa: conjecture that… (Researchers conjecture that the building was a temple.); conjecture about something (We can only conjecture about his reasons for leaving.)

Sinonimi: guess, suppose, speculate

Espressioni comuni: conjecture that something, conjecture about something