Crossword Dictionary

estimate

estimate, estimated, estimates, estimating, reestimate - v 

to make an approximate judgment of 

Wordplays

Synonyms

appraise, assess, evaluate, guesstimate, rate, set, valuate, value

sentence examples

“They estimated the distance at about three miles.”

“We need to estimate how much paint we'll need for the job.”

“The cost of the project has been estimated at about 10 million dollars.”

"He estimates that current oil reserves are 20 percent lower than they were a year ago."

Merriam-Webster

etymology

estimate (v.)

1530s, "appraise the worth of," from Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestimare "to value, appraise" (see esteem (v.)). Meaning "form an approximate notion" is from 1660s.