“he underestimated the work that went into the renovation”
Word Forms
underestimation
noun
an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underrating
noun
an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
unterschätzen
eine zu niedrige Schätzung vornehmen
🇫🇷French
méconnaître
faire une estimation trop basse de
🇪🇸Spanish
subestimar
hacer una estimación demasiado baja de
🇮🇹Italian
sottovalutare
fare una stima troppo bassa di
🇳🇱Dutch
onderschatten
een te lage schatting maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
subestimar
faça uma estimativa muito baixa de
🇷🇺Russian
недооценивать
давать слишком заниженную оценку
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कम आंकना
का अनुमान बहुत कम लगाएं
🇧🇩Bengali
আন্ডাররেট
খুব কম একটি অনুমান করা
🇮🇳Tamil
குறைத்து மதிப்பிடு
மிகக் குறைந்த மதிப்பீட்டைச் செய்யுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
తక్కువ రేటు
చాలా తక్కువ అంచనా వేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
कमी दर
चा अंदाज खूप कमी करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઓછો દર
નો અંદાજ ખૂબ ઓછો બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಡಿಮೆ ದರ
ತುಂಬಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಂದಾಜು ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുറച്ചുകാണിക്കുക
വളരെ കുറഞ്ഞ ഒരു എസ്റ്റിമേറ്റ് ഉണ്ടാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘੱਟ ਰੇਟ
ਦਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ਾ ਲਗਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
کم شرح
کا تخمینہ بہت کم بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
低估
估计过低
🇯🇵Japanese
過小評価
～を低く見積もる
🇰🇷Korean
과소평가하다
너무 낮게 추정하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đánh giá thấp
đưa ra ước tính quá thấp
🇹🇭Thai
ประเมินต่ำไป
ประมาณการต่ำเกินไป
🇮🇩Indonesian
meremehkan
membuat perkiraan yang terlalu rendah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بخس
قم بعمل تقدير منخفض جدًا لـ
🇮🇷Persian
دست کم گرفتن
تخمین خیلی کم از
🇹🇷Turkish
küçümsemek
çok düşük bir tahminde bulunmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִזַלזֵל
לעשות הערכה נמוכה מדי של
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'underrate'?
The primary meaning of 'underrate' is 'make too low an estimate of'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'underrate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'underrate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'underrate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'underrate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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