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overestimated

overestimated is the simple past and past participle of overestimate.

Meaning of overestimate

Verb

overestimate (third-person singular simple present overestimates, present participle overestimating, simple past and past participle overestimated)

  1. To judge or calculate too highly.
    • I overestimated the number of attendees, and bought far too much food for the party.

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Questions about overestimated

What is overestimated the simple past and past participle of?
Overestimated is the simple past and past participle of overestimate.

Words near overestimated in the dictionary

  1. overesteem
  2. overesteemed
  3. overesteeming
  4. overesteems
  5. overestimate
  6. overestimated
  7. overestimates
  8. overestimating
  9. overestimation
  10. overestimations
  11. overestimator

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