Estimate
Estimate verb - To decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement.
Usage example: we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot
Understand and estimate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understand" instead a verb "Estimate".
Understand
Understand verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.
Estimate and understand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Estimate" instead a verb "Understand".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- surmise and estimate
- surmise and understand
- expect and estimate
- expect and understand
- conjecture and estimate
- conjecture and understand
- appreciate and estimate
- appreciate and understand
- judge and estimate
- judge and understand
- consider and estimate
- consider and understand
- reckon and estimate
- reckon and understand
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The player won't understand a single word he says regardless, but the Courier's responses give enough of an estimate.
Source: Bilingual Dialogue
Cite this Source
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