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- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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stih
meIt
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| inflections: |
estimates, estimating, estimated |
| definition 1: |
to calculate the approximate amount, size, or value of.
We estimated our bill to be approximately three hundred dollars.[verb + smby/smth + to be + noun/adj
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We asked the carpenter to estimate how much the new garage would cost.[verb + WH/whether/if + clause
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I estimated the length of the room to be close to sixteen feet.- synonyms:
- calculate, compute, figure, reckon
- similar words:
- appraise, approximate, assay, assess, evaluate, gauge, guess, judge, project, put, rate, value
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| definition 2: |
to judge or appraise.
He looked closely at the ring and estimated its value at around five thousand dollars.They estimated that their drinking water would last for just two more days.[verb + (that) + clause
]
- synonyms:
- appraise, assay, calculate, evaluate, judge, value
- similar words:
- assess, deduce, gauge, project
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account, adjudge, balance, call, cipher, compute, consider, criticize, enumerate, figure, make, predict, price, quote |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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stih
meIt
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| definition: |
to make an estimate.
We estimate using these charts.- synonyms:
- conjecture, guess, surmise, think
- similar words:
- believe, calculate, consider, judge
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cipher |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
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stih
miht
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| definition 1: |
a rough calculation or educated guess as to the amount, size, or value of something.
By my estimate, we hiked about fifteen miles today.- synonyms:
- appraisal, estimation, evaluation, reckoning
- similar words:
- calculation, deduction, guess, judgment
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| definition 2: |
a judgment or appraisal.
We took the diamond to a jeweler for an estimate of its worth.- synonyms:
- appraisal, assessment, estimation, evaluation, judgment
- similar words:
- idea, opinion, reckoning
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| definition 3: |
a preliminary calculation, as by a building contractor, of the cost of proposed work.
The second contractor's estimate was higher than the first, but it might be more realistic.- similar words:
- appraisal, calculation, deduction, guess, judgment, quotation, reckoning
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| related words: |
forecast, idea, offer |
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