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estimateestimate1 /ˈɛstəˌmeɪt/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLEestimate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | estimate | | he, she, it | estimates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | estimated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have estimated | | he, she, it | has estimated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had estimated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will estimate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have estimated |
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| Present | I | am estimating | | he, she, it | is estimating | | you, we, they | are estimating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was estimating | | you, we, they | were estimating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been estimating | | he, she, it | has been estimating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been estimating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be estimating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been estimating |
► An estimated An estimated one billion people watch the World Cup on TV. THESAURUSwithout being sure► guess to try to answer a question or make a judgment about something without knowing all the facts so that you are not sure whether you are correct: I think she’s about 30, but I’m only guessing. ► take/make a guess take a guess and make a guess mean the same as guess, but sound slightly more informal: How old do you think I am? Take a guess. ► estimate to make a guess about a number or amount based on the information you know: She estimated that it would take three weeks to finish the project. ► underestimate to think that something is smaller, cheaper, less important, or easier than it really is: They underestimated how much it would cost and then ran out of money. ► overestimate to think that something is bigger, longer, harder, or more important than it really is: We overestimated the number of people who would come, so we had way too much food. ► speculate formal to guess about the possible causes or effects of something, without knowing all the facts: People are always speculating about who will win the election, but no one really knows. nearly but not completely exact, used especially about a number, amount, or time that is a little more or less than the exact number, amount, etc.► approximatenearly but not completely exact, used especially about a number, amount, or time that is a little more or less than the exact number, amount, etc.: The approximate cost of materials for the class should be around $25. ► rough not exact or not containing many details: Can you give me a rough idea of when you’ll be home? ► imprecise formal imprecise information is not exact, complete, or clear: Asking people what they eat each day gives you imprecise data, because people do not always tell you everything. ► inexact formal not exact and not correct in every detail: Predicting earthquakes is an inexact science, so we can never give an accurate warning of when one will occur. ► estimated not exact, but based on information that you have. Used about numbers, costs, and amounts: The car was traveling at an estimated 80 miles per hour when it hit the wall. math to try to judge the value, size, speed, cost, etc. of something, partly by calculating and partly by guessing: The committee did not estimate how much such a program would cost.estimate (that) We estimate that over 75% of our customers are women.be estimated to be/do something The tree is estimated to be at least 700 years old.estimate something at something Organizers estimated the crowd at 50,000.► see thesaurus at guess1—estimated adjective: the estimated cost of the project An estimated one billion people watch the World Cup on TV.► see thesaurus at approximate1—estimator noun [countable] |