underestimate
US: /ˈəndɝˈɛstəˌmeɪt/, /ˈəndɝˈɛstəmət/
English Vietnamese dictionary
underestimate /'ʌndər'estimeit/
- ngoại động từ
- đánh giá thấp
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
1 to think or guess that the amount, cost or size of sth is smaller than it really is: [VN] to underestimate the cost / difficulty / danger of the expedition + We underestimated the time it would take to get there. + The statistics seriously underestimate the number of people affected. [also V wh-]
2 [VN] to not realize how good, strong, determined, etc. sb really is: Never underestimate your opponent. + Their ability should not be underestimated.
Antonym: OVERESTIMATE
Compare: UNDERRATE
+ noun [C, U]) an estimate about the size, cost, etc. of sth that is too low: My guess of 400 proved to be a serious underestimate.
Antonym: OVERESTIMATE
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
undervalue, underrate, discount, misjudge, miscalculate, misprize, minimize, depreciate, belittle, not do justice to, fail to appreciate, set (too) little store by, think (too) little of:
No one should underestimate the physical and mental effort involved.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
gross, serious
The official figures are a gross underestimate of the true number.
PREP.
~ of
ADV.
badly, considerably, greatly, grossly, massively, seriously, substantially
He realized that he had seriously underestimated their strength.
| totally | fatally
VERB + UNDERESTIMATE
tend to
PHRASES
sth should not be underestimated
The importance of these feelings should not be underestimated.
Concise English dictionary
underestimates|underestimated|underestimating‚ʌndə(r)'estɪmeɪt
noun
+an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
verb
+assign too low a value to
+make a deliberately low estimate
+make too low an estimate of
