hypotheses

BrE /haɪˈpɒθəsiːz/ AmE /haɪˈpɑːθəsiːz/

noun en → es

1 SCIENTIFIC THEORIES [plural] B2

ideas or theories that have not yet been proved and are based on limited evidence; used especially in science

hipótesis, teoría no probada

  • a hypothesis about something

Collocations test a hypothesis · support a hypothesis

  • The researchers put forward several hypotheses to explain the results.

    Los investigadores presentaron varias hipótesis para explicar los resultados.

2 IDEAS [plural] C1

ideas or theories that are not yet proved but are based on limited evidence; used in general contexts

teoría, idea no probada

  • a hypothesis about something

Collocations suggest a hypothesis · challenge a hypothesis

  • They put forward some interesting hypotheses about the origins of language.

    Presentaron algunas hipótesis interesantes sobre los orígenes del lenguaje.