Overrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make too high an estimate of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚɹˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəɹˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəɹˈeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚɹˈeɪt/.

Examples

He overestimated his own powers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overestimate

Antonyms

underestimate

Parts of Speech

verb	make too high an estimate of “He overestimated his own powers”

Word Forms

overestimate	noun	an appraisal that is too high
overestimation	noun	an appraisal that is too high
overrating	noun	a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überschätzen

eine zu hohe Schätzung vornehmen

🇫🇷French

surévaluer

faire une estimation trop élevée de

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrevalorar

hacer una estimación demasiado alta de

🇮🇹Italian

sopravvalutare

fare una stima troppo alta di

🇳🇱Dutch

overschatten

een te hoge schatting maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

superestimar

fazer uma estimativa muito alta de

🇷🇺Russian

переоценивать

завышать оценку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिमूल्यांकन

का अनुमान बहुत अधिक लगाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ওভাররেট

খুব বেশী একটি অনুমান করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மிகை மதிப்பீடு

மிக உயர்ந்த மதிப்பீட்டைச் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధిక రేటు

చాలా ఎక్కువ అంచనా వేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओव्हररेट

खूप उच्च अंदाज करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરરેટ

ના ખૂબ ઊંચા અંદાજ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಯಾದ ದರ

ತುಂಬಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಅಂದಾಜು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിത നിരക്ക്

വളരെ ഉയർന്ന എസ്റ്റിമേറ്റ് ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਰੇਟ

ਦਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ਾ ਲਗਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

زیادہ شرح

کا بہت زیادہ تخمینہ لگائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高估

估计过高

🇯🇵Japanese

過大評価する

～を高く見積もる

🇰🇷Korean

과대평가하다

너무 높게 추정하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh giá quá cao

đưa ra ước tính quá cao về

🇹🇭Thai

เกินจริง

ประมาณการไว้สูงเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

menilai terlalu tinggi

membuat perkiraan yang terlalu tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبالغ فيه

جعل تقديرًا مرتفعًا جدًا لـ

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد

تخمین خیلی بالایی از

🇹🇷Turkish

abartmak

çok yüksek bir tahminde bulunmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְרִיז בְּהַעֲרָכָה

לעשות הערכה גבוהה מדי של

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