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TOEFL BNC: 14129 COCA: 12942

overestimate

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
overestimate /ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəˌmeɪt/ verb
overestimates; overestimated; overestimating
overestimate
/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəˌmeɪt/
verb
overestimates; overestimated; overestimating
Learner's definition of OVERESTIMATE
[+ object]
: to estimate (something) as being greater than the actual size, quantity, or number过高估计(规格、数量、数字等)
: to think of (someone or something) as being greater in ability, influence, or value than that person or thing actually is过高估计(能力、影响或价值)
opposite underestimate

— overestimate

/ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəmət/ noun, plural overestimates [count]

— overestimation

/ˌoʊvɚˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən/ noun, plural overestimations [count, noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 14129 COCA: 12942

overestimate

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verb

over·​es·​ti·​mate ˌō-vər-ˈe-stə-ˌmāt How to pronounce overestimate (audio)
overestimated; overestimating

transitive verb

: to estimate or value (someone or something) too highly
… the senator had been so responsible about his potential tax liabilities that he had substantially overestimated what he owed the government. David Burnham
… our habit of overestimating our knowledge and underestimating our ignorance … David A. Shaywitz
The emotional power of this reunion can't be overestimated. Joe Klein
"I mean that I am afraid I overestimated him. I don't think that he is a painter of the first rank." Henry James

overestimate

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noun

over·​es·​ti·​mate ˌō-vər-ˈe-stə-mət How to pronounce overestimate (audio)
plural overestimates
: an estimate that is too high
overestimates of the company's future profits
Diamond still attacks the growth projections that the utilities have put forward, arguing that the … figures were overestimates Norman Boucher

Synonyms

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1797, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of overestimate was in 1797
TOEFL BNC: 14129 COCA: 12942
overestimate

verb

ADVERB | VERB + OVERESTIMATE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBconsiderably, greatly, grossly, seriously, vastly大大高估;嚴重高估consistently一貫高估The department consistently overestimated its budget deficits.這個部門一貫高估預算赤字。VERB + OVERESTIMATEtend to傾向於高估be easy to容易高估It is easy to overestimate the cost of this kind of research.很容易高估這類研究所需的費用。be difficult to, be hard to難以高估PREPOSITIONby高估了⋯We overestimated the cost by about 2%.我們高估了大約 2% 的費用。PHRASESsth cannot be overestimated⋯怎麼高估也不為過The importance of this group cannot be overestimated.這個團體的重要性怎麼強調也不為過。

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