Underestimate definition and meaning - Collins Dictionary

Underestimate definition: If you underestimate something, you do not realize how large or great it is or will be. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'underestimate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× underestimate (ʌndərestɪmeɪt ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseunderestimates ,presentparticipleunderestimating ,pasttense,pastparticipleunderestimated 1. verb Ifyouunderestimatesomething,youdonotrealizehowlargeorgreatitisorwillbe. Noneofusshouldeverunderestimatethedegreeofdifficultywomenfaceincareer advancement.[VERBnoun] Neverunderestimatewhatyoucanlearnfromagroupoflike-mindedpeople.[VERBwh] Synonyms:undervalue,understate,underrate,diminish MoreSynonymsofunderestimate underestimation(ʌndərestɪmeɪʃən )uncountablenoun[oftaNOUN]...aseriousunderestimationofharmtotheenvironment.[+of] 2. verb Ifyouunderestimatesomeone,youdonotrealizewhattheyarecapableofdoing. Ithinkalotofpeoplestillunderestimatehim.[VERBnoun] ThefirstlessonIlearntasasoldierwasnevertounderestimatetheenemy.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:underrate,undervalue,belittle,sellshort[informal] MoreSynonymsofunderestimate COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof underestimate Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'underestimate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'underestimate' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'auldlangsyne' HindiTranslationof'underestimate' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency underestimateinBritishEnglish (ˌʌndərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt ) verb(transitive)1. tomaketoolowanestimateof heunderestimatedthecost 2. tothinkinsufficientlyhighlyof tounderestimateaperson noun(ˌʌndərˈɛstɪmɪt )3. toolowanestimate ▶ USAGEUnderestimateissometimeswronglyusedwhereoverestimateismeant:theimportanceofhisworkcannotbeoverestimated(notcannotbeunderestimated)CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsunderestimation(ˌunderˌestiˈmation)noun WordFrequency underestimateinAmericanEnglish (ˌʌndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt ;forn.,ˌʌndərˈɛstəmɪt ) verbtransitiveWordforms:ˌunderˈestiˌmatedorˌunderˈestiˌmating1.  tosettoolowanestimateonorfor noun2.  anestimatethatistoolow Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsunderestimation(ˌunderˌestiˈmation) noun WordFrequency underestimateinAmericanEnglish (verbˌʌndərˈestəˌmeit,nounˌʌndərˈestəmɪt,-ˌmeit)(verb-mated,-mating) transitiveverb1. toestimateattoolowavalue,rate,orthelike intransitiveverb2. tomakeanestimatelowerthanthatwhichwouldbecorrect noun3. anestimatethatistoolow Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsunderestimationnoun Wordorigin[1805–15;under-+estimate] Examplesof'underestimate'inasentence underestimate Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Theislandershadbeenblindsidedbefore;itwasneverwisetounderestimatethepotentialvehemenceofsuchconditions.CliveBarkerGALILEE(2001)Don'tunderestimatethecapacityoftheRomanChurchforintervention.EdwardDocxTHECALLIGRAPHER(2001)Weshouldneverunderestimatehumanstupidity,Duanesaidwithconviction.Adair,Tom(Intro)THREEKINDSOFKISSING-SCOTTISHSHORTSTORIES(2001)Neverunderestimatethehorriblethingsmencandoinordertosavethemselves,Corwinthought.KaraDalkeyWATERBOOKTWO:REUNION(2001) COBUILDCollocations underestimate  underestimateachallenge underestimatearisk underestimateanamount underestimatethecapacity underestimatethedegree underestimatetheeffect underestimatetheinfluenceof underestimatetheopposition underestimatethepotentialof underestimatethesignificanceof underestimatethesize underestimatethespeed underestimatethevalueof understimateacost Showmore... Trendsof underestimate Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages underestimate BritishEnglish:underestimate /ˌʌndərˈɛstɪmeɪt/VERBIfyouunderestimatesomething,youdonotrealizehowlargeitisorwillbe.Theyunderestimatedhowmuchworktheyneededtodo.AmericanEnglish:underestimate /ʌndəˈrɛstɪmeɪt/Arabic:يَبْخَسُ BrazilianPortuguese:subestimar Chinese:低估 Croatian:potcijeniti Czech:podcenit Danish:undervurdere Dutch:onderschatten EuropeanSpanish:subestimar Finnish:aliarvioida French:sous-estimer German:unterschätzen Greek:υποτιμώ Italian:sottovalutare Japanese:過小評価する Korean:과소평가하다 Norwegian:undervurdere Polish:niedocenić EuropeanPortuguese:subestimar Romanian:asubestimaRussian:недооценивать LatinAmericanSpanish:subestimar Swedish:underskatta Thai:ประมาณต่ำไป Turkish:hafifealmak Ukrainian:недооцінюватиVietnamese:đánhgiáthấp Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically underestimate underemphasize underemployed underendowed underestimate underestimateachallenge underestimatearisk underestimateanamount AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'U' Relatedtermsof underestimate underestimatearisk underestimateanamount underestimatethedegree underestimatethedepth underestimatetheeffect Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofunderestimatefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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