to estimate
Third Person
estimates
Present Participle
estimating
Past Tense
estimated
Past Participle
estimated
1
to guess the value, number, quantity, size, etc. of something without exact calculation
transitive
- I estimate that there are about 100 people at the party.
- Can you estimate the cost of the groceries we need for the week?
- He estimated the distance to be around five miles.
- She tried to estimate the time it would take to finish the project.
- We need to estimate the total expenses for the event before planning the budget.
Synonyms:
2
to make an educated guess about how likely something is to happen
transitive
- I estimate that he’ll arrive within the next hour based on his last message.
- She estimated it was unlikely for the team to win given their current performance.
- Can you estimate how probable it is for the event to be canceled?
- He estimated there was a 50% chance of rain tomorrow.
- Based on the data, they estimate a high chance of success for the project.