estimate
verb (used with object)
to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately.
have estimated
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present perfectof estimate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Leerink analysts have estimated that with legalization, the peptide business for telehealth companies could reach $2 billion a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Official projections have estimated it could reach 100,000 before the next general election and, in a worst case scenario, climb to double that number by 2035.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Researchers have estimated that climate change is linked to about half the decline in the flow of the Colorado River, which provides water for seven states and Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Industry analysts, however, have estimated that the film will more likely take in between $70 million and $80 million overall.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Schaan and Ranzi have estimated that building a single geoglyph 600 feet across would require moving ten thousand cubic yards of earth— a big task without metal tools.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
