estimate
verb (used with object)
to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately.
had estimated
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past perfectof estimate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A separate report by a medical publication had estimated 10,000 heat deaths in 1994.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The loss amounted to 9 cents a share, less than the 24-cent forecast by analysts, while revenue topped the $6.81 billion analysts polled by Bloomberg had estimated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Local divorce attorneys not involved in the case had estimated a settlement could reach as much as $1 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Sotheby's had estimated it would sell for up to £4m.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The last time that they had helped her calculate her age, during the time of the banana company, she had estimated it as between one hundred fifteen and one hundred twenty-two.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
