underestimate - Longman Dictionary

underestimate meaning, definition, what is underestimate: to think or guess that something is smal...: Learn more. underestimate Wordfamily (noun) estimateestimationestimatoroverestimate≠underestimate (adjective) estimated (verb) estimateoverestimate≠underestimateFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishunderestimateun‧der‧es‧ti‧mate1/ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪt/●●○AWLverb    1[intransitive,transitive]UNIMPORTANTTHINK/HAVETHEOPINIONTHATtothinkorguessthatsomethingissmaller,cheaper,easieretcthanitreallyisOPPoverestimateunderestimatehow/what  Weunderestimatedhowlongitwouldtaketogetthere.underestimatetheimportance/extent/effect/poweretcofsomething  Neverunderestimatethepowerofthepress.2[transitive]THINK/HAVETHEOPINIONTHATtothinkthatsomeoneisnotasgood,clever,orskilful,astheyreallyare→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusunderestimate•Damagesinfatalaccidentcasesarelikelytobesubstantialandshouldnotbeunderestimated.•Wesavedabout$1000forourtripbutweunderestimatedandmayhavetowaituntilnextyeartogo.•Therealitycouldsimplybethatthemanufacturerunderestimateddemand.•Wedonotwanttounderestimatedifficultiesandproblems.•Iwouldn'tunderestimateherifIwereyou-she'ssmarterthanyouthink.•Don'tunderestimatehowgoodtheotherteamis,orhowhardthey'regoingtoplay.•Theyhadbadlyunderestimatedhowmanylifeboatswouldbeneeded.•YoumustneverunderestimatehowmuchIloveyou.•Theyunderestimatedtheamountoftimeitwouldtaketofinishthework.•Idon'tunderestimatethedifficultyoftheattempt,butIdobelievethatitcanwork.•Earlymapmakersoftenunderestimatedtheearth'scircumference.•Infact,theLabourForceSurveyunderestimatestheextentofthisdiscrimination.•Thesefiguresandothermeasures,however,mostlikelyunderestimatetheimpactofinfectiousdiseases.•Peopleoftenunderestimatetheimportanceofhumanrelationshipsinsuccessfulcompanies.•Youshouldnotunderestimatetheimportanceoftheserightswhenworkingoutthevalueofyourcontract.•Peopleoftenunderestimatetheimportanceoftraining.•Practitionersshouldnotunderestimatetheshiftinpracticerequiredtoimplementaneeds-ledapproachtoassessmentofolderpeople.•Neverunderestimatethevalueofreallygoodtraining. underestimatehow/what•Itshouldnotbeunderestimatedhowimportantitstillistoseeksuchbenefitsfrominvestmentinnewmethods.•Youmustnotunderestimatehowmuchpractical,physicalandemotionalstrainthissituationcreatesforyou.•Neverunderestimatehowterrifiedmanypeoplearewhenfacedwiththeprospectofgoingintoasolicitors'office.•TheGovernmentfatallyunderestimatehowverychastenedmanyconsumersarebytheharshexperienceofthelastcoupleofyears.underestimateun‧der‧es‧ti‧mate2/ˌʌndərˈestəmət/AWLnoun[countable]    GUESSaguessedamountornumberthatistoolowOPPoverestimate  Fourteenpercentmaybeanunderestimate.ExamplesfromtheCorpusunderestimate•Therecouldbe50peopleatthewedding,butthisisprobablyanunderestimate.•Yeteventhisnumber,oneintwenty,isprobablyanunderestimate.•Thiswasanunderestimateofcourse.•Butitispubliclyacknowledgedthatthesenumbers,whichrepresentpeoplewhohaveputthemselvesforwardfortesting,areunderestimates.•Resultingmisclassificationwilltendtodilutetheeffectofsmokingandsoourriskestimatesarelikelytobeunderestimates.•Theoldsayingthatapictureisworthathousandwordsisagrossunderestimateinthecomputerworld.•Butthecommitteeremovedkeysentenceswhichsuggestedthatflawsintheexperimentmighthaveresultedinthisbeingaseriousunderestimate.FromLongmanBusinessDictionaryunderestimateun‧der‧es‧ti‧mate/ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪt/verb[transitive]tothinkthatsomethingissmallerthanitreallyisWeunderestimatedouroperatingcosts.Theofficialstatisticsseriouslyunderestimateactualunemployment.—underestimate/ˌʌndərˈestəmət/noun[countable]Theseunemploymentfiguresshouldberegardedasunderestimates.→SeeVerbtable Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Insects Sport Furniture Mechanical Seealltopics Wordoftheday defer todelaysomethinguntilalaterdate VerbtableunderestimatePresentI,you,we,theyunderestimatehe,she,itunderestimates >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyunderestimatedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveunderestimatedhe,she,ithasunderestimatedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadunderestimatedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillunderestimateFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveunderestimated >ViewLess PresentIamunderestimatinghe,she,itisunderestimating >ViewMore you,we,theyareunderestimatingPastI,he,she,itwasunderestimatingyou,we,theywereunderestimatingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenunderestimatinghe,she,ithasbeenunderestimatingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenunderestimatingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbeunderestimatingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenunderestimating >ViewLess