🇬🇧 Hypothesize meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To hypothesize means to make a clever guess about why something happens or what might be true, using clues and your brain instead of just picking a random answer.

I hypothesize that my alarm clock screams every morning because it’s just as upset about waking up as I am.

The cat seems to hypothesize that if it sits on my laptop, I will finally pay attention to my true overlord.

My little brother hypothesizes that vegetables were invented by parents to ruin dinner.

The baby hypothesizes that if she presses the same button 400 times, something legendary will happen on the TV.

I hypothesize that teachers have invisible eyes in the backs of their heads powered by all the coffee they drink.

At the empty birdbath, Anna knelt and said, "I hypothesize wind." She touched wet leaves and said, "I hypothesize a raccoon." She watched footprints and said, "I hypothesize the cat." She smelled fur and said, "I hypothesize a fox." She followed the trail, and a small dog popped out, wagging. She laughed, "I hypothesize I was wrong," and hugged it.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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