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# estimate

verb (estimate, estimates, estimated, estimating); noun (an estimate, estimates)

«estimate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To estimate is to make a careful guess about an amount, size, cost or time, without counting or measuring exactly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estimate/#m1)
2. An estimate is the number or answer you get by estimating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estimate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school maths pupils estimate before calculating, by rounding, to check whether an answer is sensible; in science they estimate lengths and numbers; in everyday life people estimate time, cost and distance. Phrases: «estimate the answer», «a rough estimate», «a good estimate», «estimate by rounding».

### Examples

- Estimate how many sweets are in the jar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estimate/#x1)
- 49 + 52 is about 100, so that is a good estimate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estimate/#x2)
- My estimate was 30, and the real number was 28. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estimate/#x3)
- Builders give an estimate of the cost before they start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estimate/#x4)
- Estimate the length of the table, then measure it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estimate/#x5)
- We estimated the trip would take an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estimate/#x6)
- A rough estimate is fine; you don't need the exact number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estimate/#x7)
- The builder and carpenter made an estimate that the new house would cost ten hundred and twenty dollars to build. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estimate/#x8)

### Note

The verb ends in «-mate» (rhymes with «gate»); the noun ends in «-mit». An estimate is not a wild guess: it uses known facts and rounding. In maths, an estimate is close to the true answer but not exact; use it to check your working.

## In Jewish tradition

In school maths pupils estimate before calculating, by rounding, to check whether an answer is sensible; in science they estimate lengths and numbers; in everyday life people estimate time, cost and distance. Phrases: «estimate the answer», «a rough estimate», «a good estimate», «estimate by rounding».

### Note

The verb ends in «-mate» (rhymes with «gate»); the noun ends in «-mit». An estimate is not a wild guess: it uses known facts and rounding. In maths, an estimate is close to the true answer but not exact; use it to check your working.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «estimate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estimate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «estimate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/estimate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«estimate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/estimate.html) on Mova free.