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o·ver·es·ti·mate

(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.

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overestimate

(tr) to value or estimate too highly

an estimate that is too high

ˌoverˌestiˈmation n

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o•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.

3. an estimate that is too high.

[1815–25]

o′ver•es`ti•ma′tion, n.

overestimate

Past participle: overestimated
Gerund: overestimating

Imperative
overestimate
overestimate

Present
I overestimate
you overestimate
he/she/it overestimates
we overestimate
you overestimate
they overestimate

Preterite
I overestimated
you overestimated
he/she/it overestimated
we overestimated
you overestimated
they overestimated

Present Continuous
I am overestimating
you are overestimating
he/she/it is overestimating
we are overestimating
you are overestimating
they are overestimating

Present Perfect
I have overestimated
you have overestimated
he/she/it has overestimated
we have overestimated
you have overestimated
they have overestimated

Past Continuous
I was overestimating
you were overestimating
he/she/it was overestimating
we were overestimating
you were overestimating
they were overestimating

Past Perfect
I had overestimated
you had overestimated
he/she/it had overestimated
we had overestimated
you had overestimated
they had overestimated

Future
I will overestimate
you will overestimate
he/she/it will overestimate
we will overestimate
you will overestimate
they will overestimate

Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would overestimate
you would overestimate
he/she/it would overestimate
we would overestimate
you would overestimate
they would overestimate

Past Conditional
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

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Noun	1.	overestimate - an appraisal that is too high overappraisal, overestimation, overvaluation estimation, 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 high overrating, overreckoning, overestimation approximation, 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" overrate misjudge - judge incorrectly overcapitalise, 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" overvalue value - 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"

overestimate

verb 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.

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Translations

يُغَالِي فِي الْتَقْدِيرِيُغالي في تَقْدير

přecenit

overvurdere

yliarvioida

precijeniti

túlbecsül

ofmeta

sopravvalutare

過大評価する

과대 평가하다

pervertinti

pārvērtēt, novērtēt par augstu

overschatten

overvurdere overvurdering

przecenić wartość

sobrestimar superestimar

переоценивать

preceniti

överskatta

ประเมินมากเกินไป

değerlendirmede abartmakgözünde büyütmek

đánh giá quá cao

估计过高对…估计过高评价过高

overestimate

A. [ˌəʊvərˈestɪmɪt] N → sobre(e)stimación f, estimación f excesiva (Fin) → presupuesto m excesivo

B. [ˌəʊvərˈestɪmeɪt] VT [+ importance, value, cost, person] → sobre(e)stimar
to overestimate one's strength/ability → creerse uno más fuerte/capaz de lo que es

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overestimate

[ˌəʊvərˈɛstɪmeɪt]

vt → surestimer

[ˌəʊvərˈɛstɪmət] n (= figure) → surestimation f

overestimate

[ˌəʊvərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt] vt (value, amount) → sovrastimare (fig) (person, qualities) → sopravvalutare

overestimate

(əuvərˈestimeit) verb

to estimate, judge etc (something) to be greater, larger or more important than it is. He overestimates his own ability.

overestimate

→ يُغَالِي فِي الْتَقْدِيرِ přecenit overvurdere überschätzen υπερεκτιμώ sobrestimar yliarvioida surestimer precijeniti sopravvalutare 過大評価する 과대 평가하다 overschatten overvurdering przecenić wartość sobrestimar, superestimar переоценивать överskatta ประเมินมากเกินไป gözünde büyütmek đánh giá quá cao 估计过高

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