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estimating

Pronunciation: [ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪŋ]

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Learn how to use estimating in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “measurement”

(verb) to make a guess about a number or value based on information. It’s like when you try to figure out how many candies are in a jar without counting them all.

Example

She is estimating the number of pages in the book.

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He is not estimating correctly; he thinks there are only five pages when there are actually twenty.

Example

How are you estimating the height of that tree?

Context: “time and cost”

(verb) to make an educated guess about how long something will take or how much it will cost. This is like when a teacher guesses how long it will take to finish a test.

Example

The contractor is estimating the cost of the new playground.

Example

The engineer did not estimate the time properly, and the project took much longer than planned.

Example

What are you estimating the total expenses to be for the trip?

How to pronounce estimating

Pronunciation: [ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪŋ]

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