Estimar (en. Estimate)

/es.ti.mar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To calculate or judge the value or amount of something.

It is difficult to estimate the total cost of the project.

Es difícil estimar el costo total del proyecto.

To have a favorable opinion about someone or something.

I have always esteemed my teachers for their dedication.

Siempre he estimado a mis profesores por su dedicación.

To consider something as important or valuable.

I estimate that education is fundamental to personal development.

Estimo que la educación es fundamental para el desarrollo personal.

From Latin 'aestimare', which means 'to value' or 'to estimate'.

estimate the time

To appreciate the duration of a specific period.

estimar el tiempo

not to estimate in vain

Not to consider an effort as useless.

no estimar en vano

to esteem someone

To have regard or respect for a person.

estimar a alguien

appreciation

Feeling of appreciation towards someone or something.

aprecio

valuation

Action of estimating or valuing.

valoración

calculation

Process of estimating figures or amounts.

cálculo

To value something inaccurately.

I estimated it wrong and now I am short of money for the trip.

Lo estimé mal y ahora me falta dinero para el viaje.

To give importance to a personal opinion.

To estimate gossip as truth is a mistake.

Estimar el chisme como verdad es un error.