|
|
1. (v.t.) underestimate
to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
2. (v.i.) underestimate
to make an estimate lower than the correct one.
3. (n.) underestimate
an estimate that is too low.
Etymology: (1805–15)
|
| Definition of 'underestimate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (verb) underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning
an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
2. (verb) undervalue, underestimate
assign too low a value to
"Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"
3. (verb) lowball, underestimate
make a deliberately low estimate
"The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"
4. (verb) underestimate, underrate
make too low an estimate of
"he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"
|
|
|
1. (verb) underestimate
to think sb is not as good or able as they actually are
Don't underestimate him - he's quiet, but smart.
2. underestimate
to think that sth is not as difficult, dangerous, etc. as it actually is
The experts underestimated the hurricane's force.
|
| Definition of 'underestimate' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (noun) underestimate
the act of underestimating; too low an estimate
2. (verb) underestimate
to set to/ low a value on; to estimate below the truth
|
|
|
Sense: to estimate (a person, a thing etc) at less than his or its real amount, value, strength etc
Never underestimate your opponent!
|
 Afrikaans: onderskat |
 Arabic: يَسْتَخِف، يُقَدِّر أقَل |
 Bulgarian: недооценен |
 Brazilian: subestimar |
 Czech: podcenit |
 German: unterschätzen |
 Danish: undervurdere |
 Greek: υποτιμώ |
 Spanish: subestimar |
 Estonian: alahindama |
 Farsi: دست کم گرفتن |
 Finnish: aliarvioida |
 French: sous-estimer |
 Hebrew: לְזַלזֵל בְּ-, לְהַמעִיט |
 Hindi: कम कर के आकलन करना |
 Croatian: potcijeniti |
 Hungarian: alábecsül |
 Indonesian: meremehkan |
 Icelandic: vanmeta |
 Italian: sottovalutare |
 Japanese: 低く評価する |
 Korean: 과소 평가하다 |
 Lithuanian: pakankamai neįvertinti |
 Latvian: novērtēt par zemu |
 Malay: memandang rendah |
 Dutch: onderschatten |
 Norwegian: undervurdere |
 Polish: nie doceniać |
 Persian: دست کم گرفتن |
 Pashto: لږ ارزښت وركول، نه ارزښته |
 Portuguese: subestimar |
 Romanian: a subestima |
 Russian: недооценивать |
 Slovak: podceniť |
 Slovenian: podcenjevati |
 Serbian: potceniti |
 Swedish: underskatta |
 Thai: ประเมินค่าต่ำกว่า |
 Turkish: olduğundan küçük görmek, |
 Taiwanese: 低估 |
 Ukrainian: недооцінювати |
 Urdu: کم اندازہ لگانا |
 Vietnamese: đánh giá thấp |
 Chinese: 对...估价过低，低估 |
Get even more translations for underestimate...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'underestimate' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of underestimate 
