Estimate meaning in English

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Definition

to estimate: to guess, to calculate approximately a number or amount verb
an (cost) estimate: an approximate calculation (of how much something will cost) noun
an estimation, an estimate: an approximate calculation, an opinion noun
In my estimation, the weather will get worse next week.

Examples

  • "Scientists estimate that the web's carbon footprint (the CO2 it produces) is growing at around 10% per year, which could be bad news for internet giants such as Moogle, Microtosh, and YouLube."
  • "While there are an estimated 12 million immigrants of Mexican origin working illegally in the US, we are focusing on this isolated case only because a celebrity is involved, and that's what the people want to know about."
  • "I estimate my daily efficiency will improve by 2.65 percent."
  • "There is another potential solution to this problem. We could have Bob or Jean change your phone number, at an estimated cost of $35 dollars."
  • "Your estimated waiting time is: 364 minutes."
  • "or the average estimate of 500 random people who know nothing about cows?"
  • "Those are low estimates, but that puts us roughly at 1.8 million USD, without any shipping and labor costs."
  • "I estimate that you have decreased my daily efficiency by 59.75 percent and increased my chance of a brain trauma by 63.26 percent!"
  • "Estimated cost in parentheses."
  • "Royal Rehab®- Contact us today for a free estimate and consultation... it's a lot better than being beheaded!"
  • "Susie : We've decided to estimate our impact on the environment."
Exercise 1
In the phrase, "Seeing as this machine was only 9 months old", what is the meaning of "seeing as"?
In the phrase, "Seeing as this machine was only 9 months old", what is the meaning of "seeing as"?
We do not use the term "seeing as" when we are making an estimate. "Seeing as" normally suggests that you are sure about information.
"Seeing as" or "seeing that" is a phrase that generally introduces a dependent clause, and means "considering" or "in view of the fact", or simply "as". Example: SEEING AS none of the students in this class can read, I have decided to postpone teaching them Shakespeare. In her email, Polly is stating that considering how young the machine is, it must be broken because it has been mistreated, not because it is old.
"Apparently" means "as far as I know" or "based on the information I have". It is a lot less certain than "seeing as", which suggests that you are sure of your information.
"It appears that" means "as far as I can see" or "based on the information I have". It is a lot less certain than "seeing as", which suggests that you are sure of your information.

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