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overestimate
o·ver·es·ti·mate O0181500 (ō′vər-ĕs′tə-māt′)tr.v. o·ver·es·ti·mat·ed, o·ver·es·ti·mat·ing, o·ver·es·ti·mates 1. To estimate too highly.2. To esteem too greatly.
o′ver·es′ti·mate (-mĭt) n.o′ver·es′ti·ma′tion n.overestimate vb (tr) to value or estimate too highly n an estimate that is too high ˌoverˌestiˈmation no•ver•es•ti•mate (v. ˌoʊ vərˈɛs təˌmeɪt; n. ˈoʊ vərˈɛs tə mɪt)
v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to estimate at too high a value, amount, or rate. 2. to hold in too great esteem; overrate. n. 3. an estimate that is too high. [1815–25] o′ver•es`ti•ma′tion, n. overestimate
Past participle: overestimated
Gerund: overestimating
| Imperative |
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| overestimate | | overestimate |
| Present |
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| I overestimate | | you overestimate | | he/she/it overestimates | | we overestimate | | you overestimate | | they overestimate |
| Preterite |
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| I overestimated | | you overestimated | | he/she/it overestimated | | we overestimated | | you overestimated | | they overestimated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overestimating | | you are overestimating | | he/she/it is overestimating | | we are overestimating | | you are overestimating | | they are overestimating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have overestimated | | you have overestimated | | he/she/it has overestimated | | we have overestimated | | you have overestimated | | they have overestimated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was overestimating | | you were overestimating | | he/she/it was overestimating | | we were overestimating | | you were overestimating | | they were overestimating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had overestimated | | you had overestimated | | he/she/it had overestimated | | we had overestimated | | you had overestimated | | they had overestimated |
| Future |
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| I will overestimate | | you will overestimate | | he/she/it will overestimate | | we will overestimate | | you will overestimate | | they will overestimate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have overestimated | | you will have overestimated | | he/she/it will have overestimated | | we will have overestimated | | you will have overestimated | | they will have overestimated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be overestimating | | you will be overestimating | | he/she/it will be overestimating | | we will be overestimating | | you will be overestimating | | they will be overestimating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been overestimating | | you have been overestimating | | he/she/it has been overestimating | | we have been overestimating | | you have been overestimating | | they have been overestimating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been overestimating | | you will have been overestimating | | he/she/it will have been overestimating | | we will have been overestimating | | you will have been overestimating | | they will have been overestimating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been overestimating | | you had been overestimating | | he/she/it had been overestimating | | we had been overestimating | | you had been overestimating | | they had been overestimating |
| Conditional |
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| I would overestimate | | you would overestimate | | he/she/it would overestimate | | we would overestimate | | you would overestimate | | they would overestimate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overestimated | | you would have overestimated | | he/she/it would have overestimated | | we would have overestimated | | you would have overestimated | | they would have overestimated |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | overestimate - an appraisal that is too highoverappraisal, overestimation, overvaluationestimation, appraisal, estimate - a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) | | 2. | overestimate - a calculation that results in an estimate that is too highoverrating, overreckoning, overestimationapproximation, estimate, estimation, idea - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" | | Verb | 1. | overestimate - make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers"overratemisjudge - judge incorrectlyovercapitalise, overcapitalize - overestimate the market value of; "overcapitalize a property"underrate, underestimate - make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river" | | 2. | overestimate - assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the value of your old car"overvaluevalue - fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"underestimate, undervalue - assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price" |
overestimateverb exaggerate, magnify, inflate, amplify, exalt, overstate, overemphasize, blow out of all proportion, make a production (out) of (informal), make a federal case of (U.S. informal) We must not overestimate the significance of this result.Translationsoverestimate (əuvərˈestimeit) verb to estimate, judge etc (something) to be greater, larger or more important than it is. He overestimates his own ability. 過高估計，評價過高 对…估计过高，评价过高
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Synonyms for overestimateverb exaggerateSynonyms- exaggerate
- magnify
- inflate
- amplify
- exalt
- overstate
- overemphasize
- blow out of all proportion
- make a production (out) of
- make a federal case of
Synonyms for overestimatenoun an appraisal that is too highSynonyms- overappraisal
- overestimation
- overvaluation
Related Words- estimation
- appraisal
- estimate
noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too highSynonyms- overrating
- overreckoning
- overestimation
Related Words- approximation
- estimate
- estimation
- idea
verb make too high an estimate ofSynonymsRelated Words- misjudge
- overcapitalise
- overcapitalize
Antonymsverb assign too high a value toSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms |