underestimate
verb (used with object)
to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
was underestimating
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past progressiveof underestimate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And his post did attract some negative responses alluding to that, and that he was underestimating the economic damage to be wrought by spiking energy costs.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
Afterward, Healey said the agency was underestimating the blockages on Westlake, including relocation of two sewer mainlines.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
On Monday, Mr Musk responded to Twitter Mr Agrawal's defence of the the firm's spam accounts with a poo emoji, later repeating his claim that Twitter was underestimating the figure.
From BBC ● May 17, 2022
The president is more careful about expressing such an analysis in public, acutely aware that his past comments have made him look as if he was underestimating the threat.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2016
The pilot either had never seen a fire hurler before, or was underestimating its power, for he flew straight on toward the bears without climbing or turning a fraction to either side.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
