underestimate
verb (used with object)
to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
have been underestimating
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present perfect progressiveof underestimate.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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Prof Scull said it all suggests "we have been underestimating the sophistication and capacity of the societies of 5th to 7th Century England" seeing them as post-Roman barbarians.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
Wright might have been underestimating himself on that last point.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2022
Mayfield joked that his biggest mistake on day one might have been underestimating the legendary Spartanburg heat.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
After comparing results, researchers have concluded that, after Omicron took over, wastewater measurements have been underestimating cases—perhaps by a factor of three or four.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2022
But there is reason to suspect that those of us who’ve felt condescendingly amused by Stewart have been underestimating her in more ways than one.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 17, 2016
