H Henry 007 Guest Feb 2, 2009 #1 "He refused to speculate about the reasons for the decicion" It seems a bit weird sentence and i am not sure what speculate mean?
"He refused to speculate about the reasons for the decicion" It seems a bit weird sentence and i am not sure what speculate mean?
S Syedia A Guest Feb 2, 2009 #2 Speculate means 'consider'. So, 'he refused to consider the reasons for the decision'. The wording in the sentence you gave must be changed if you are using 'consider' rather than 'speculate'.
Speculate means 'consider'. So, 'he refused to consider the reasons for the decision'. The wording in the sentence you gave must be changed if you are using 'consider' rather than 'speculate'.
N N3rd3tte Guest Feb 2, 2009 #3 i believe it means that he refused to think about the reasoning for the decision he made
