Dictionary entry details
• ESTIMATE (noun)
Meaning:
An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
approximation; estimate; estimation; idea
Context examples:
an estimate of what it would cost / a rough idea how long it would take
Hypernyms ("estimate" is a kind of...):
calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "estimate"):
scalage (estimation of the amount of lumber in a log)
dead reckoning; guess; guessing; guesswork; shot (an estimate based on little or no information)
guesstimate; guestimate (an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing)
overestimate; overestimation; overrating; overreckoning (a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high)
underestimate; underestimation; underrating; underreckoning (an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value)
Meaning:
A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
estimate; estimation
Context examples:
many factors are involved in any estimate of human life / in my estimation the boy is innocent
Hypernyms ("estimate" is a kind of...):
assessment; judgement; judgment (the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "estimate"):
capitalisation; capitalization (an estimation of the value of a business)
Meaning:
A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
appraisal; estimation; estimate
Hypernyms ("estimate" is a kind of...):
commercial document; commercial instrument (a document of or relating to commerce)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "estimate"):
overappraisal; overestimate; overestimation; overvaluation (an appraisal that is too high)
Meaning:
A statement indicating the likely cost of some job
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
he got an estimate from the car repair shop
Hypernyms ("estimate" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Meaning:
The respect with which a person is held
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
estimation; estimate
Context example:
they had a high estimation of his ability
Hypernyms ("estimate" is a kind of...):
esteem; regard; respect (an attitude of admiration or esteem)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "estimate"):
report; reputation (the general estimation that the public has for a person)
• ESTIMATE (verb)
Meaning:
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
estimate; gauge; approximate; guess; judge
Context example:
I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
Hypernyms (to "estimate" is one way to...):
calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "estimate"):
guesstimate (estimate based on a calculation)
truncate (approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one)
count; reckon (take account of)
make (calculate as being)
assess (estimate the value of (property) for taxation)
lowball; underestimate (make a deliberately low estimate)
give (estimate the duration or outcome of something)
place; put; set (estimate)
misgauge (gauge something incorrectly or improperly)
quantise; quantize (approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Also:
overestimate (make too high an estimate of)
underestimate (make a deliberately low estimate)
Meaning:
Judge to be probable
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
count on; figure; forecast; estimate; calculate; reckon
Hypernyms (to "estimate" is one way to...):
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "estimate"):
allow; take into account (allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
