"overestimate" meaning in English

See overestimate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊvərˈɛstɪmət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overestimate2.wav [UK] Forms: overestimate [singular], overestimates [plural]
Etymology: over- + estimate Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|estimate}} over- + estimate Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An overestimate is an estimate that is higher than the true value.
    Sense id: simple-overestimate-en-noun-tinLgDR7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊvərˈɛstɪmeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overestimate.wav [UK] Forms: overestimate [canonical], overestimates [third-person, singular], overestimated [past], overestimated [past, participle], overestimating [present, participle]
Etymology: over- + estimate Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|estimate}} over- + estimate Head templates: {{verb|overestimat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you overestimate something, you judge or calculate it too highly.
    Sense id: simple-overestimate-en-verb-V-sOQ2rX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-
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