All 3 Uses of
estimate
in
Hiroshima, by John Hersey
- She was wholly unconscious (she later estimated) for about three hours.†
Chpt 2 *estimated = roughly calculated or guessed (based on incomplete information) a value, quantity, or extent of something
- They estimated that even with the primitive bomb used at Hiroshima, it would require a shelter of concrete fifty Inches thick to protect a human being entirely from radiation sickness.†
Chpt 4
- An American gentleman he had just met, named Ralph Edwards, beamed and, turning to the camera, addressed an estimated forty million Americans he attracted every Wednesday night: "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to "This Is Your Life."†
Chpt 5
Definition:
rough calculation or judgment