Overestimate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌəʊvərˈestɪmeɪt|
Brit.
|ˌəʊvərˈestɪmeɪt|
noun
- an appraisal that is too high (syn: overestimation, overvaluation)
- a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high (syn: overestimation)
- a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high (syn: overestimation)
verb
- make too high an estimate of (syn: overrate)
He overestimated his own powers
- assign too high a value to (syn: overvalue)Extra examples
Like most self-taught men he overestimated the value of an education.
He tends to overestimate his own abilities.
The importance of training in health and safety cannot be overestimated (=is extremely important).
Most patients overestimated how long they had had to wait to see a doctor.
The figure of 30% is clearly an overestimate.
He overestimated his own powers
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: overestimate
he/she/it: overestimates
present participle: overestimating
past tense: overestimated
past participle: overestimated
I/you/we/they: overestimate
he/she/it: overestimates
present participle: overestimating
past tense: overestimated
past participle: overestimated
noun
singular: overestimate
plural: overestimates
singular: overestimate
plural: overestimates
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