overestimate
verb (used with object)
to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like.
have been overestimating
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present perfect progressiveof overestimate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Judging from the mixed success of last week's performances in Japan, the authorities may have been overestimating the F.T.A.'s appeal.
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