theory
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The meaning (definition) of the word theory
an idea that tries to explain how something works
The word theory used in a sentence
“My theory is that plants grow best near the window”
Words that mean the same as theory (synonyms)
idea
How the word theory is said around the world
| French | théorie (tay-oh-REE) |
| Spanish | teoría (teh-oh-REE-ah) |
| Mandarin | 理论 (lee lwen) |
| Hindi | सिद्धांत (sid-DHAANT) |
| Arabic | نظرية (na-za-REE-yah) |
| Russian | теория (tye-O-ree-ya) |
| Portuguese (EU) | teoria (tee-oo-REE-uh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | teoria (chee-oh-REE-ah) |
| Japanese | かんがえ (kahn-gah-EH) |
| German | Theorie (tay-oh-REE) |
| Urdu | نظریہ (na-za-REE-ya) |
| Punjabi | ਧਾਰਨਾ (DHAAR-naa) |
| Korean | 이론 (ee-ROHN) |
| Hebrew | תֵּאוֹרְיָה (teh-oh-RYAH) |
| Greek | θεωρία (theh-oh-REE-ah) |
| Dutch | theorie (tay-oh-REE) |
| Tagalog | teorya (teh-OHR-ya) |
| Vietnamese | giả thuyết (zah THWEET) |
| Turkish | teori (teh-oh-REE) |
| Persian | نظریه (na-za-REE-yeh) |
| Polish | teoria (teh-OH-ryah) |
| Ukrainian | теорія (teh-OH-ree-yah) |
| Bengali | ধারণা (DHAH-raw-nah) |
| Swedish | teori (teh-oh-REE) |
| Italian | teoria (teh-oh-REE-ah) |
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