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verb | noun overestimateoverestimate1 /ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəˌmeɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb 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 |
► cannot be overestimated The significance of these changes cannot be overestimated (=they are extremely important). 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. 1[transitive] to think that someone or something is better, larger, more important, etc. than it really is OPP underestimate: The generals had overestimated the strength of the enemy forces. The significance of these changes cannot be overestimated (=they are extremely important).► see thesaurus at guess12[intransitive, transitive] to wrongly guess an amount, price, or number by making the total too high OPP underestimate: We overestimated how long the trip would take. verb | noun overestimateoverestimate2 /ˌoʊvɚˈɛstəmɪt/ AWL noun [countable] a calculation, judgment, or guess that is too large |