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Overestimates meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of overestimate

Using Overestimates

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of overestimate
  • In the example corpus, overestimates often appears in combinations such as: greatly overestimates, overestimates her.

Context around Overestimates

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

greatly 2× either 1× raymond 1×

Often after:

himself 1×

Sentence patterns with Overestimates

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

she greatly overestimates her own 2× criticized as overestimates 1× raymond overestimates himself and 1× theory often overestimates how much 1× who either overestimates his own 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

emma however is 1× emma is spoiled 1× hot shit can 1× in fact scientists 1× raymond overestimates himself 1× these figures from 1×

Common sentence endings:

lead her astray 2× criticized as overestimates 1× one hot shit 1× quite a bit 1× s mental acuity 1×

Words around Overestimates

Just before it in the word index:

overestimated 51 overestimate 53 overenthusiastic 5 overemployment 2 overemphasizing 3 overemphasized 17

Just after it in the word index:

overestimating 20 overestimation 10 overexcited 8 overexert 4 overexerted 2 overexertion 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Overestimates

  • In this selection, "overestimates" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, greatly, either, raymond and himself stand out and add context to how "overestimates" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include she greatly overestimates her own and criticized as overestimates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overestimates" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overestimates

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These figures from 1906 have been criticized as overestimates. (9 words)

Raymond overestimates himself and underestimates his aunt's mental acuity. (10 words)

In fact, scientists have known for a long time that the current theory often overestimates how much energy it takes to kick off the nucleation process, and by quite a bit. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Emma, however, is also rather spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray. (39 words)

Emma is spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray. (36 words)

Hot shit can also refer to a person who either overestimates his own worth or ability, or is highly estimated by others ("He thinks he's some hot shit!" or "He's one hot shit!"). (35 words)

Example sentences (6)

In fact, scientists have known for a long time that the current theory often overestimates how much energy it takes to kick off the nucleation process, and by quite a bit.

Emma, however, is also rather spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray.

Emma is spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray.

Hot shit can also refer to a person who either overestimates his own worth or ability, or is highly estimated by others ("He thinks he's some hot shit!" or "He's one hot shit!").

Raymond overestimates himself and underestimates his aunt's mental acuity.

These figures from 1906 have been criticized as overestimates.

Common combinations with overestimates

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overestimates" in a sentence?
An example: "In fact, scientists have known for a long time that the current theory often overestimates how much energy it takes to kick off the nucleation process, and by quite a bit." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "overestimates" from authentic English texts.
What does "overestimates" mean?
Overestimates means: third-person singular simple present indicative of overestimate
How many example sentences with "overestimates" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "overestimates", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.