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 that producer prices held steady last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Analysts were estimating a profit of $1.58 a share on net sales of $1.42 billion, according to FactSet.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 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 on average were estimating a profit of $6.16 per share, according to Refinitiv data.
From Reuters ● May 18, 2023
The great American colony was already on blue-print, and the despatches from Washington were estimating that many millions would have to be spent for the work.
From Our Army at the Front by Heywood Broun
