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overestimates

overestimates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 overestimates

What is overestimates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overestimates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overestimate.

Words near overestimates in the dictionary

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

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