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sobreestimar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • overestimate verb To judge or guess that something is larger, better, or more significant than it really is.
  • overrate verb To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
  • overstate verb To state or claim too much.
  • overvalue verb To assign an excessive value to something.

Senses

sobreestimar is used for these senses in English:

  • overestimate To judge or calculate too highly.
  • overplay (ambitransitive, figurative) To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat.
  • overrate To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
  • overstate (transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
  • overvalue To assign an excessive value to something.

overestimate — full definition

  1. verb To judge or guess that something is larger, better, or more significant than it really is.
  2. noun A guess or calculation that turns out to be too high.

overrate — full definition

  1. verb To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
  2. verb To overstate or overestimate in amount, extent, degree, etc.

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