estimate
verb (used with object)
to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately.
were estimating
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past progressiveof estimate.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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Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal were estimating producer prices to rise by 0.2% last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Analysts were estimating a profit of $1.19 a share on revenue of $34.3 billion, according to a FactSet poll.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
And the party's lawyers were estimating that a further £868,000 could be spent on the case, which had yet to come to full trial.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
Analysts were estimating an annual profit of $5.05 per share, according to Refinitiv data.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2023
They were estimating the strength of his endurance and he knew at once that they had been through the same trial one by one until they were broken.
From Harrigan by Max Brand
