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overestimate1 verboverestimate2 noun overestimateo‧ver‧es‧ti‧mate1 /ˌəʊvərˈestɪmeɪt $ ˌoʊ-/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive]   VERB TABLEoverestimate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | overestimate | | he, she, it | overestimates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overestimated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overestimated | | he, she, it | has overestimated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overestimated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overestimate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overestimated |
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| Present | I | am overestimating | | he, she, it | is overestimating | | you, we, they | are overestimating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was overestimating | | you, we, they | were overestimating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been overestimating | | he, she, it | has been overestimating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been overestimating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be overestimating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been overestimating |
- A Harvard University survey found that Americans significantly overestimate the cost of higher education.
- I made enough food for forty people but it looks like I overestimated.
- Never overestimate your ability or strength when swimming in the ocean.
- People overestimated the risk of catching the disease.
- The generals had overestimated the strength of the enemy forces.
- We overestimated how long the journey would take, and arrived far too early.
- After this it may be possible to evaluate whether he did overestimate its importance.
- Biased estimates of variation in reproductive success may also cause the effects of particular phenotypic traits on reproductive success to be overestimated.
- Even with that bleak assessment, however, Richard Helms overestimated his true influence.
- In his budget and health care proposals, Clinton overestimated the public tolerance for new government programs.
- It is hard to overestimate the impact of the crisis.
- Some observers believe polls overestimated the influence of undecided voters.
- The second mistake was overestimating the cost of memory.
- The significance of this result, whose outlines have been generally confirmed since, can hardly be overestimated.
to calculate or count something wrongly► miscalculate · We have too many chairs. I must have miscalculated.· The city miscalculated the cost of earthquake repairs for the Bay Bridge.miscalculate how much/how many/how long etc · Sorry we're late -- we miscalculated how long it would take to get here. ► miscount to count something wrongly: · I thought everyone was here, but I must have miscounted.miscount something: · Census Bureau officials announced that they miscounted the nation's official population by 5 million people. ► lose count to forget how many things or people you have already counted, when you are counting a lot of things over a long period: · I've been trying to keep a record of how many tickets we've sold, but I've lost count. ► overestimate to wrongly guess an amount, price or number by making the total too high: · I made enough food for forty people but it looks like I overestimated.· A Harvard University survey found that Americans significantly overestimate the cost of higher education. ► underestimate to wrongly guess an amount, price, or number by making it too low: · We saved about $1000 for our trip but we underestimated and may have to wait until next year to go.· Early mapmakers often underestimated the earth's circumference. to guess incorrectly► guess wrong to guess incorrectly: · I guessed she was over sixteen, but I guessed wrong. ► overestimate to guess wrongly, by thinking that the amount, level, or cost of something is bigger, more expensive etc than it really is: · People overestimated the risk of catching the disease.overestimate how much/how long etc: · We overestimated how long the journey would take, and arrived far too early. ► underestimate to guess wrongly, by thinking that the amount, level, or cost of something is smaller, less expensive etc than it really is: · They underestimated the amount of time it would take to finish the work.underestimate how much/ how long etc: · You must never underestimate how much I love you.how difficult/ how important etc: · Don't underestimate how good the other team is, or how hard they're going to play.badly/greatly underestimate: · They had badly underestimated how many lifeboats would be needed. ► be wide of the mark to guess incorrectly - use this when someone is not at all close to being correct: · The movie was expected to gross millions, but that forecast was wide of the mark.be seriously/hopelessly wide of the mark: · All the opinion polls turned out to be hopelessly wide of the mark. phrases► something cannot be overestimated (also something can hardly be overestimated) (=used to emphasize that something is very important)· His influence on rock music cannot be overestimated.· The importance of good medical care can hardly be overestimated. ► it is hard/difficult to overestimate something (=used to emphasize that something is very important)· It is hard to overestimate the effect the war has had on these children. ► it is easy to overestimate something (=used to say that something is not as important as some people think)· It is easy to overestimate the effect of prison on criminals. adverbs► consistently overestimate something· The CIA consistently overestimated the Soviet Union's military strength. ► seriously overestimate something· We seriously overestimated how much confidence he had in himself. ► massively/grossly/vastly etc overestimate something· Western countries massively overestimated the extent of the problem. nounestimateestimationestimatoroverestimate ≠ underestimateverbestimateoverestimate ≠ underestimateadjectiveestimated 1to think something is better, more important etc than it really is OPP underestimate:  He tends to overestimate his own abilities. The importance of training in health and safety cannot be overestimated (=is extremely important).2to guess an amount or value that is too high OPP underestimate: Most patients overestimated how long they had had to wait to see a doctor.COLLOCATIONSphrasessomething cannot be overestimated (also something can hardly be overestimated) (=used to emphasize that something is very important)· His influence on rock music cannot be overestimated.· The importance of good medical care can hardly be overestimated.it is hard/difficult to overestimate something (=used to emphasize that something is very important)· It is hard to overestimate the effect the war has had on these children.it is easy to overestimate something (=used to say that something is not as important as some people think)· It is easy to overestimate the effect of prison on criminals.adverbsconsistently overestimate something· The CIA consistently overestimated the Soviet Union's military strength.seriously overestimate something· We seriously overestimated how much confidence he had in himself.massively/grossly/vastly etc overestimate something· Western countries massively overestimated the extent of the problem.overestimate1 verboverestimate2 noun overestimateo‧ver‧es‧ti‧mate2 /ˌəʊvərˈestəmət $ ˌoʊ-/ AWL noun [countable] - We thought the job would cost $5000, but this was an overestimate.
- Even if most figures for waste are not overestimates, national statistics tell a less-than-apocalyptic tale.
- Even this short period spent in Stages and 4 may be an overestimate.
- It could be argued that this apparent overestimate is a true reflection of the total amount of uplift.
- Most historians at the moment would regard that as a wild overestimate.
- These areas have apparently acquired an enhanced vitrinite reflectance which has led to an apparent overestimate of uplift.
- When computing uplift from a Marie-type graph such situations would give rise to an overestimate of uplift for the Carboniferous.
nounestimateestimationestimatoroverestimate ≠ underestimateverbestimateoverestimate ≠ underestimateadjectiveestimated a calculation, judgment, or guess that is too large: The figure of 30% is clearly an overestimate. |