estimate
Definition
- n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- n. a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
- n. a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
- n. the respect with which a person is held
Word forms
- Past participle
- estimated
- Past tense
- estimated
- Third person singular
- estimates
- Present participle
- estimating
Example sentences
n.
The estimate for the cost of the project was higher than expected.
vt.
We need to estimate how much time it will take to finish the work.
vi.
It is difficult to estimate without more information.