overestimate
Use Overestimate in a sentence
o·ver·es·ti·mate
[v. oh-ver-es-tuh-meyt; n. oh-ver-es-tuh-mit] verb, o·ver·es·ti·mat·ed, o·ver·es·ti·mat·ing, noun 
vərˈɛs
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| overestimate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to value or estimate too highly |
| —n | |
| 2. | an estimate that is too high |
| overesti'mation | |
| —n | |
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Overestimate
is one of our favorite verbs.
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Example sentences
We forget about unpredictability when it is our turn to predict, and overestimate our own knowledge.
Most people vastly overestimate the extent to which more money would improve our lives.
There are many ways to overestimate how many people have been exposed to a particular virus.
Politicians tend to overestimate how much public opinion, once formed, can be moved by tactics and strategies.
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