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- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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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.We asked the carpenter to estimate how much the new garage would cost.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.- 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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| 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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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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forecast, idea, offer |
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