overestimate
gb/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəmˌeɪt/ us/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəmˌeɪt/
B2
Inglês
Aceções
0 aceções
Verbo
B2
action
1
estimate too high
To guess a number or amount that is too big.
Padrão de uso:
overestimate [something] (at [number]) (by [amount])
Erro comum:
Often confused with underestimate (guessing too low).
Sinónimos
overstate (Often suggests saying something too strongly, not just calculating.)
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exaggerate (Stronger and more informal; can suggest intention.)
Antónimos
underestimate (Estimate as lower than the real amount.)
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accurately estimate (Get the estimate correct.)
Colocações
overestimate the cost
|overestimate the price
|overestimate the value
|overestimate the time
|overestimate the number
|overestimate demand
|overestimate sales
|overestimate revenue
|overestimate the size
|overestimate the impact
Temas
numbers
|business
|daily_life
Exemplos
- We overestimated how long the project would take and added two extra weeks.
- The survey overestimated the number of people who would vote.
- I overestimated the cost of repairs, so the bill was a pleasant surprise.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I overestimated the time and arrived early.
- We overestimated the cost of the trip.
Verbo
B2
action
2
rate abilities too highly
To think someone or something is better or stronger than it really is.
Padrão de uso:
overestimate [someone/something] | overestimate [someone]'s [ability/skill/importance]
Erro comum:
Do not use for simple lying; it usually means you genuinely believed the higher level.
Sinónimos
overrate (Especially common for judging quality, talent, or performance.)
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overvalue (Most common for importance or worth rather than skill.)
Antónimos
underrate (Judge as worse or less capable than reality.)
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underestimate (Think the level or ability is lower than it is.)
Colocações
overestimate your own ability
|overestimate his strength
|overestimate her experience
|overestimate their influence
|overestimate the competition
|overestimate the threat
|overestimate the benefits
|overestimate the risks
|overestimate the importance
|overestimate your chances
Temas
work
|education
|emotions
|psychology
Exemplos
- I overestimated my ability to run a marathon without training.
- They overestimated how much support the plan would get.
- Don't overestimate the team's experience—they're still new to this.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- I overestimated my skills.
- She overestimated his strength.
Nome
C1
quantity
3
an estimate that is too high
A guess that is too big.
Padrão de uso:
an overestimate (of [amount/number/value])
Erro comum:
Countable: 'an overestimate' / 'two overestimates'; not usually used as an uncountable noun.
Sinónimos
overstatement (More about wording/claims than numerical estimating.)
Antónimos
underestimate (An estimate that is too low.)
Colocações
a gross overestimate
|a serious overestimate
|a slight overestimate
|an overestimate of costs
|an overestimate of demand
|an overestimate of value
|a wild overestimate
|clearly an overestimate
Temas
numbers
|business
Exemplos
- That figure turned out to be a big overestimate.
- Their forecast was an overestimate of demand.
- The quoted price was only a slight overestimate.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The cost was an overestimate.
- It was a big overestimate.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
overestimate
IPA
GB/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəmˌeɪt/
US/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəmˌeɪt/
Sílabas e acento
over - es - tim - ate (4 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (es)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: overestimate
- 3rd Person Singular: overestimates
- Present Participle: overestimating
- Past: overestimated
Família de palavras
Forms
overestimates
verb
overestimating
verb
overestimated
verb
Core family
estimate
verb B1
overestimation
noun
Negative and opposite forms
underestimate
verb B1
underestimation
noun
Related words
estimator
noun
Expressões
overestimate [something] at [number]
1/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəmˌeɪt sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈæt nˈʌmbɚ/
fixed phrase
estimate too high as number
To say the (too high) estimate is a certain number.
Exemplos
- The damage was initially overestimated at $50,000.
- They overestimated the crowd size at 10,000 people.
- The cost was overestimated at nearly twice the final amount.
overestimate [something] by [amount]
1/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəmˌeɪt sˈʌmθɪŋ bˈaɪ əmˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
estimate too high by amount
To guess too high, with the difference given.
Exemplos
- I overestimated the repair cost by about $200.
- The model overestimated revenue by 5%.
- We overestimated the time needed by an hour.