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es·ti·ma·tion

(ĕs′tə-mā′shən)

a. The act or an instance of estimating: Estimation of the storm damage took weeks.

b. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate: the cost estimation is $500.

2. An opinion or judgment: In my estimation, that is a good book.

3. Favorable regard; esteem: held her teacher in high estimation.

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estimation

(ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən)

1. a considered opinion; judgment: what is your estimation of the situation?.

2. esteem; respect

3. the act of estimating

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es•ti•ma•tion

(ˌɛs təˈmeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. judgment or opinion.

2. esteem; respect.

3. approximate calculation; estimate.

[1325–75; < Middle French < Latin]

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Noun	1.	estimation - a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) appraisal, estimate commercial document, commercial instrument - a document of or relating to commerce overappraisal, overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation - an appraisal that is too high
	2.	estimation - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" estimate esteem, respect, regard - an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" reputation, report - the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"
	3.	estimation - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" approximation, estimate, idea scalage - estimation of the amount of lumber in a log figuring, reckoning, calculation, computation - problem solving that involves numbers or quantities credit rating, credit - an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments dead reckoning, guessing, guesswork, guess, shot - an estimate based on little or no information guesstimate, guestimate - an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing overrating, overreckoning, overestimate, overestimation - a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning - an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
	4.	estimation - a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" estimate judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" appraisal - an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something capitalisation, capitalization - an estimation of the value of a business

estimation

noun

1. opinion, view, regard, belief, honour, credit, consideration, judgment, esteem, evaluation, admiration, reverence, veneration, good opinion, considered opinion He has gone down considerably in my estimation.

2. estimate, reckoning, assessment, appreciation, valuation, appraisal, guesstimate (informal), ballpark figure (informal) estimations of pre-tax profits of £12.5 million

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

estimation

noun

1. The act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone:

appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimate, evaluation, judgment, valuation.

2. A rough or tentative calculation:

approximation, estimate.

3. A feeling of deference, approval, and liking:

account, admiration, appreciation, consideration, esteem, favor, honor, regard, respect.

Translations

تَقْدير

skønvurdering

Urteil

εκτίμηση

avis estimation estime

mat, álit

stima valutazione calcolo estimo

estimation

[ˌestɪˈmeɪʃən] N

1. (= judgment) → juicio m, opinión f
according to or in my estimation → a mi juicio, en mi opinión
what is your estimation of him? → ¿qué concepto tienes de él?

2. (= esteem) → estima f, aprecio m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

estimation

[ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃ^ən] n

(= view) → opinion f
in my estimation → à mon avis, selon moi

(= esteem) → estime f
to go down in sb's estimation → baisser dans l'estime de qn
to go up in sb's estimation → monter dans l'estime de qn

(= approximate calculation) → estimation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

estimation

→ Einschätzung f; in my estimation → meiner Einschätzung nach

(= esteem) → Achtung f; to hold somebody in high estimation → jdn hoch achten, viel von jdm halten; he went up/down in my estimation → er ist in meiner Achtung gestiegen/gesunken

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

estimation

[ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃ/ən] n

a. (judgment) → giudizio
in my estimation → a mio giudizio, a mio avviso

b. (esteem) → stima, opinione f
she has gone up in my estimation → ho maggiore stima di lei

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

estimate

(ˈestimeit) verb

1. to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring. He estimated that the journey would take two hours.

2. to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is. I estimated my chances of escape as very good.

(-mət) noun

a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something). He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.

ˌestiˈmation noun

judgement; opinion. In my estimation, he is the more gifted artist of the two.

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In respect of military method, we have, firstly, Measurement; secondly, Estimation of quantity; thirdly, Calculation; fourthly, Balancing of chances; fifthly, Victory.

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The reason she gave for her decision -- no doubt a sufficient reason in her estimation -did not at the time, and does not now, seem sufficient to me.

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how kindly you told me, only the other day, that my place in your estimation was a higher place than it had ever been yet!

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But ordinary expense, ought to be limited by a man's estate; and governed with such regard, as it be within his compass; and not subject to deceit and abuse of servants; and ordered to the best show, that the bills may be less than the estimation abroad.

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"The meaning of this, as I interpret it, is that my poor love is still pursued in secret by the dread that my marriage has injured me in the general estimation. She will suffer anything, risk anything, believe anything, to be freed from that one haunting doubt.

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how different was the estimation in which we were held by Desiree and her employers.

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The longer Alban resisted, the more surely he lost ground in the general estimation. Cecilia was disappointed; Emily was grieved; Mr.

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But that was certainly very coolly done by him, and every one knows that in most people's estimation, to do anything coolly is to do it genteelly.

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I should like to conclude the chapter with the above appeal, but cannot, owing to my anxiety to repel a charge often made against whalemen, and which, in the estimation of some already biased minds, might be considered as indirectly substantiated by what has been said of the Frenchman's two whales.

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I will not dispute the fact that I have erred most grievously--that I should never dare to dispute, or that I have fallen greatly in my own estimation; but, I think I was fated from birth so to do--and one cannot escape fate, my beloved.

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There have been so many attacks made on the volunteers, and a man like you raises them in public estimation."

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I could not have maintained my degrading self-control--it is all that redeems me in my own estimation to know that I could not--if he had still continued to keep his eyes on my face.