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TOPIK 6verb

억측하다

eokcheukada [억츠카다]

억측해요 · 억측했어요 · 억측할 거예요 · 억측하세요

to speculate (groundlessly), to make wild guesses

Example

확실하지 않은 일을 억측하지 마세요.

Don't speculate about things that aren't certain.

Word parts

억 guess측 measure

Literally 'guess by one's own thoughts' — guessing without evidence.

Good to know

More often used as a noun: 억측이 난무하다 = wild speculation runs rampant.