overestimate
verb (used with object)
to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like.
have overestimated
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present perfectof overestimate.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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Even real productivity enhancements have a price, and it could be that the hyperscalers and AI companies have overestimated the potential revenue that companies will be willing to spend on the technology.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
In retrospect, this may have overestimated Californians’ neighborliness when water is at stake.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
“The crash shows people have overestimated what can be done with blockchain and web3 in a short period of time,” he says, “but they still underestimate what can be done in five or ten years.”
From The Verge ● May 12, 2022
Research by PwC also suggests that government figures have overestimated the cost of a new bank holiday by 64%.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2022
We have overestimated Progress by thinking only of what is happening inside each of the States.
From Progress and History by Francis Sydney Marvin
