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to underestimate
01
to regard something or someone as smaller or less important than they really are
Transitive: to underestimate sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
underestimate
3rd person singular
underestimates
Present participle
underestimating
Past simple
underestimated
Past participle
underestimated
Examples
She warned him not to underestimate the challenges of starting a new business from scratch.
02
to guess or calculate a value, size, etc. to be lower than it actually is
Transitive: to underestimate a quantity
Examples
I underestimated the time it would take to complete the assignment.
03
to think someone is less skilled or able than they actually are
Transitive: to underestimate sb
Examples
Don’t underestimate her; she’s much stronger than she seems.
Underestimate
01
an estimate or judgment that falls below the actual value, amount, or level
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
underestimates
Examples
Their budget was based on an underestimate of the project's costs.
Lexical Tree
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