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overestimating

overestimating is the present participle and gerund 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 overestimating

What is overestimating the present participle and gerund of?
Overestimating is the present participle and gerund of overestimate.

Words near overestimating in the dictionary

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

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