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Synonyms for estimating


Grammar : Noun
Spell : verb es-tuh-meyt; noun es-tuh-mit, -meyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈɛs təˌmeɪt; noun ˈɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt



Définition of estimating

Origin :
  • 1560s, "valuation," from Latin aestimatus, verbal noun from aestimare (see esteem). Earlier in sense "power of the mind" (mid-15c.). Meaning "approximate judgment" is from 1580s. As a builder's statement of projected costs, from 1796.
  • noun judging
Example sentences :
  • He then fell to estimating the probable amount the crew would receive.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • What mistake did Columbus make in estimating the size of the earth?
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • The judgment must also be requisitioned in comparing, estimating, generalizing, and applying.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • His great fault was in estimating his neighbor by his own moral code.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • Our actions are designed to prevent them from estimating our course or position.
  • Extract from : « The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service » by James R. Driscoll
  • In estimating the amount of timber required, don't forget the top.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan
  • They were anxious for the change, but quite incapable of estimating its results.
  • Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West
  • The old man shook his head, estimating what was left to Gordon.
  • Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey
  • All these things must be considered in estimating the iron resources.
  • Extract from : « Checking the Waste » by Mary Huston Gregory
  • This can only be accounted for, I believe, by estimating the effects of climate.
  • Extract from : « Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines » by Robert Mac Micking

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