Both Uses of
estimate
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Funny in Farsi
- Leffingwell Elementary was just a few blocks from our house and my father, grossly underestimating our ability to get lost, had assumed that my mother and I would be able to find our way home.†
p. 6.6underestimating = calculating or judging too low
- Chris also told me that this woman, whom I will call Mrs. Cheapo to protect her anonymity, had estimated that this was at least a twenty-dollar job.†
p. 127.1 *estimated = roughly calculated or guessed (based on incomplete information) a value, quantity, or extent of something
Definition:
rough calculation or judgment