verb / noun · neutral
estimate
/ˈestɪmət/ES·ti·mate
Band 5-6task1task2speaking
to make an approximate calculation of a value (verb); an approximate calculation (noun)
Examples
“They estimate the cost of the project at around $2 million.”
“The estimate was revised after further analysis.”
“It is difficult to estimate how long recovery will take.”
Band 8 sentence
“Based on satellite imagery, experts estimate the deforested area with reasonable accuracy.”
Collocations
- make an estimate
- rough estimate
- estimate that
Word family
estimate verb / nounestimation nounoverestimate verb
Common mistakes
I estimate that he is 30 years old.→I estimate that he is about 30 years old.
many estimates was made→many estimates were made
Say it for a higher band
5guess→6approximate→7+estimate
Synonyms
approximate
Easily confused
guess
“I can only guess his age.”
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