overestimate
verb (used with object)
to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like.
will overestimate
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future tenseof overestimate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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It’s possible that the polls that name them will overestimate their support; it’s possible that the polls that do not name them will underestimate their support.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2016
"The risk here is that people will overestimate the importance of this increased risk from depression," said Schmidt, who wasn't involved in the new research.
From US News ● May 20, 2015
Now the risk is that American leaders will overestimate our degree of insulation from the European banking system.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2011
But the curse of knowledge ensures that most writers will overestimate how standard a term has become and how wide the community is that has learned it.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
