"estimate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/ [noun], /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪt/ [verb], /ˈɛs.tə.mət/ [noun], /ˈɛs.təˌmeɪt/ [verb] Audio: en-us-estimate-noun.ogg [US], en-us-estimate-verb.ogg [US] Forms: estimates [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestimō, older form aestumo (“to value, rate, esteem”); from Old Latin *ais-temos (“one who cuts copper”), meaning one in the Roman Republic who mints money. See also the doublet esteem, as well as aim. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|aestimatus}} Latin aestimatus, {{m|la|aestimō}} aestimō, {{m|la|aestumo||to value, rate, esteem}} aestumo (“to value, rate, esteem”), {{der|en|itc-ola|-}} Old Latin, {{m|la|*ais-temos||one who cuts copper}} *ais-temos (“one who cuts copper”), {{doublet|en|esteem|notext=1}} esteem, {{m|en|aim}} aim Head templates: {{en-noun}} estimate (plural estimates)
  1. A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something. Translations (rough calculation or guess): пресмятане (presmjatane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), приблизителна оценка (priblizitelna ocenka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 估計 (Chinese Mandarin), 估计 (gūjì) (Chinese Mandarin), odhad [masculine] (Czech), estimat (Danish), schatting [feminine] (Dutch), hinnang (Estonian), ætl [neuter] (Faroese), arvio (Finnish), estimation [feminine] (French), Schätzung [feminine] (German), Abschätzung [feminine] (German), υπολογισμός (ypologismós) (Greek), becslés (Hungarian), áætlun [feminine] (Icelandic), meastachán [masculine] (Irish), stima [feminine] (Italian), 推定 (suitei) (Japanese), វោលោកនៈ (voulouka’na’) (Khmer), تقدیر (takdir) (Ottoman Turkish), oszacowanie [neuter] (Polish), estimativa [feminine] (Portuguese), cálculo (Portuguese), estimare [feminine] (Romanian), оце́нка (océnka) [feminine] (Russian), tuairmse [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ocena [feminine] (Slovene), presupuesto (Spanish), estimación [masculine] (Spanish), uppskattning (Swedish), skattning (Swedish), అంచనా (añcanā) (Telugu), оці́нка (ocínka) (Ukrainian), кошто́рис (koštórys) (Ukrainian), ước lượng (Vietnamese), amcangyfrif [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-estimate-en-noun-JKrFAlgN Disambiguation of 'rough calculation or guess': 87 9 4
  2. (construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations ((construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost): осметка (osmetka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), калкулация (kalkulacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), arvio (Finnish), devis [masculine] (French), Kostenvoranschlag [masculine] (German), εκτίμηση (ektímisi) (Greek), költségbecslés (Hungarian), költségvetés (Hungarian), díjkalkuláció (Hungarian), kostnaðaráætlun [feminine] (Icelandic), meastachán [masculine] (Irish), preventivo [masculine] (Italian), អាគណនា (aakea’na’nie) (Khmer), kosztorys [masculine] (Polish), antecalculație [feminine] (Romanian), antecalcul [neuter, rare] (Romanian), сме́та (sméta) [feminine] (Russian), расчёт (rasčót) [masculine] (Russian), кошто́рис (koštórys) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-estimate-en-noun-H7rW5cFC Disambiguation of Mathematics: 12 44 11 18 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 38 5 29 22 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 51 4 24 17 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 5 48 5 24 18 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing Disambiguation of '(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost': 3 95 2
  3. An upper limitation on some positive quantity.
    Sense id: en-estimate-en-noun-Oi1hfnZ8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: estimation, appraisal, æstimate [archaic] Derived forms: ballpark estimate, cost estimate, Fermi estimate

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/ [noun], /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪt/ [verb], /ˈɛs.tə.mət/ [noun], /ˈɛs.təˌmeɪt/ [verb] Audio: en-us-estimate-noun.ogg [US], en-us-estimate-verb.ogg [US] Forms: estimates [present, singular, third-person], estimating [participle, present], estimated [participle, past], estimated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestimō, older form aestumo (“to value, rate, esteem”); from Old Latin *ais-temos (“one who cuts copper”), meaning one in the Roman Republic who mints money. See also the doublet esteem, as well as aim. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|aestimatus}} Latin aestimatus, {{m|la|aestimō}} aestimō, {{m|la|aestumo||to value, rate, esteem}} aestumo (“to value, rate, esteem”), {{der|en|itc-ola|-}} Old Latin, {{m|la|*ais-temos||one who cuts copper}} *ais-temos (“one who cuts copper”), {{doublet|en|esteem|notext=1}} esteem, {{m|en|aim}} aim Head templates: {{en-verb}} estimate (third-person singular simple present estimates, present participle estimating, simple past and past participle estimated)
  1. To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data. Translations (to calculate roughly): оценявам (ocenjavam) (Bulgarian), пресмятам (presmjatam) (Bulgarian), 估計 (Chinese Mandarin), 估计 (gūjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 預估 (Chinese Mandarin), 预估 (yùgū) (Chinese Mandarin), 預計 (Chinese Mandarin), 预计 (yùjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 估算 (gūsuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), odhadnout (Czech), estimere (Danish), schatten (Dutch), arvioida (Finnish), estimer (French), abschätzen (German), schätzen (German), εκτιμώ (ektimó) (Greek), becsül (Hungarian), áætla (Icelandic), meas (Irish), stimare (Italian), ធ្វើស្ថិតិ (tvəə stʰe’te’) (Khmer), កាត់ស្មាន (kat smaan) (Khmer), គណនា (kʊənna’nie) (Khmer), anslå (Norwegian Bokmål), estimere (Norwegian Bokmål), anslå (Norwegian Nynorsk), estimere (Norwegian Nynorsk), pinsian (Old English), اورامق (oramak) (Ottoman Turkish), تخمین زدن (taxmin zadan) (Persian), szacować (Polish), estimar (Portuguese), оце́нивать (océnivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), оцени́ть (ocenítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), oceniti (Slovene), estimar (Spanish), uppskatta (Swedish), అంచనా వేయు (añcanā vēyu) (Telugu), กะ (gà) (Thai), оці́нювати (ocínjuvaty) (Ukrainian), ước lượng (Vietnamese), amcangyfrif [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-estimate-en-verb-YvxZumiX Disambiguation of 'to calculate roughly': 99 1
  2. To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.
    Sense id: en-estimate-en-verb-v83EJWh8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æstimate [archaic], appraise, assessment Derived forms: estimable, underestimate, overestimate, estimation

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          "word": "ocena"
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          "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
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          "ref": "1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 3, in Well Tackled!",
          "text": "“They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal. A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.”",
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        "(construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost."
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          "roman": "osmetka",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "осметка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 95 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "kalkulacija",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "калкулация"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 95 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "word": "arvio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 95 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "devis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 95 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Kostenvoranschlag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 95 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ektímisi",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "word": "εκτίμηση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 95 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "word": "költségbecslés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 95 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "word": "költségvetés"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "word": "díjkalkuláció"
        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kostnaðaráætlun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 95 2",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "meastachán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 95 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "preventivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 95 2",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "aakea’na’nie",
          "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
          "word": "អាគណនា"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "presmjatane",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "пресмятане"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "priblizitelna ocenka",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "приблизителна оценка"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "估計"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gūjì",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "估计"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odhad"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "estimat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "schatting"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "hinnang"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ætl"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "arvio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "estimation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schätzung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Abschätzung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypologismós",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "υπολογισμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "becslés"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "áætlun"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meastachán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stima"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suitei",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "推定"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "voulouka’na’",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "វោលោកនៈ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "takdir",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "تقدیر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "oszacowanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "estimativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "cálculo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "estimare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "océnka",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оце́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tuairmse"
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    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ocena"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "presupuesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estimación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "uppskattning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "skattning"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "añcanā",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "అంచనా"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ocínka",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "оці́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "koštórys",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "кошто́рис"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "word": "ước lượng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "rough calculation or guess",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amcangyfrif"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osmetka",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "осметка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kalkulacija",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "калкулация"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "word": "arvio"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "devis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kostenvoranschlag"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ektímisi",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "word": "εκτίμηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "word": "költségbecslés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "word": "költségvetés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "word": "díjkalkuláció"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kostnaðaráætlun"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meastachán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "preventivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "aakea’na’nie",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "word": "អាគណនា"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kosztorys"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antecalculație"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "antecalcul"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sméta",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сме́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasčót",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "расчёт"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "koštórys",
      "sense": "(construction and business) a document specifying how much a job will probably cost",
      "word": "кошто́рис"
    }
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      "word": "assessment"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ocenjavam",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "оценявам"
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    {
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "presmjatam",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "пресмятам"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "估計"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gūjì",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "估计"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "預估"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yùgū",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "预估"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "預計"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yùjì",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "预计"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gūsuàn",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "估算"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "odhadnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "estimere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "schatten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "arvioida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "estimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "abschätzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "schätzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ektimó",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "εκτιμώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "becsül"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "áætla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "meas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "stimare"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tvəə stʰe’te’",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "ធ្វើស្ថិតិ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kat smaan",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "កាត់ស្មាន"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kʊənna’nie",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "គណនា"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "anslå"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "estimere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
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    {
      "code": "nn",
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      "word": "estimere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "pinsian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "oramak",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "اورامق"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "taxmin zadan",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "تخمین زدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "szacować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "estimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "océnivatʹ",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "оце́нивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ocenítʹ",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "оцени́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "oceniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "estimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "uppskatta"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "añcanā vēyu",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "అంచనా వేయు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gà",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "กะ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ocínjuvaty",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "оці́нювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "word": "ước lượng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to calculate roughly",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amcangyfrif"
    }
  ],
  "word": "estimate"
}

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