overestimate
gb/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəmˌeɪt/ us/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəmˌeɪt/
B2
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ความหมาย
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คำกริยา
B2
action
1
estimate too high
To guess a number or amount that is too big.
รูปแบบการใช้:
overestimate [something] (at [number]) (by [amount])
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Often confused with underestimate (guessing too low).
คำพ้องความหมาย
overstate (Often suggests saying something too strongly, not just calculating.)
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exaggerate (Stronger and more informal; can suggest intention.)
คำตรงข้าม
underestimate (Estimate as lower than the real amount.)
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accurately estimate (Get the estimate correct.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
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
หัวข้อ
numbers
|business
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I overestimated the time and arrived early.
- We overestimated the cost of the trip.
คำกริยา
B2
action
2
rate abilities too highly
To think someone or something is better or stronger than it really is.
รูปแบบการใช้:
overestimate [someone/something] | overestimate [someone]'s [ability/skill/importance]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Do not use for simple lying; it usually means you genuinely believed the higher level.
คำพ้องความหมาย
overrate (Especially common for judging quality, talent, or performance.)
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overvalue (Most common for importance or worth rather than skill.)
คำตรงข้าม
underrate (Judge as worse or less capable than reality.)
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underestimate (Think the level or ability is lower than it is.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
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
หัวข้อ
work
|education
|emotions
|psychology
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I overestimated my skills.
- She overestimated his strength.
คำนาม
C1
quantity
3
an estimate that is too high
A guess that is too big.
รูปแบบการใช้:
an overestimate (of [amount/number/value])
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Countable: 'an overestimate' / 'two overestimates'; not usually used as an uncountable noun.
คำพ้องความหมาย
overstatement (More about wording/claims than numerical estimating.)
คำตรงข้าม
underestimate (An estimate that is too low.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
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
หัวข้อ
numbers
|business
ตัวอย่าง
- That figure turned out to be a big overestimate.
- Their forecast was an overestimate of demand.
- The quoted price was only a slight overestimate.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The cost was an overestimate.
- It was a big overestimate.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
overestimate
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GB/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəmˌeɪt/
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พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
over - es - tim - ate (4 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (es)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: overestimate
- 3rd Person Singular: overestimates
- Present Participle: overestimating
- Past: overestimated
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
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
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- I overestimated the repair cost by about $200.
- The model overestimated revenue by 5%.
- We overestimated the time needed by an hour.