Dictionary entry

Underestimate

Pronunciation: /ʌndərˈɛstɪmeɪt/

Pronunciation

/ʌndərˈɛstɪmeɪt/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) လျော့တွက်ခြင်း။ (v) (အန္တရာယ် အလုပ်အနည်းအများ စသည်ကို) လျော့တွက်သည်။ တန်ရာတန်ကြေး ထက်လျော့၍တွက်သည်။ underestimates, underestimated, underestimating

Definition

underestimate / ʌndǝr'estÇmeÇt / v ၁။ ေလွ်ာ့တြက္သည္။ underestimate the cost/ danger/ difficulty of the expedition ❍ We underestimated the time it would take to get there. ၂။ အထင္ေသးသည္။ Never underestimate your opponent (ie think that you will beat her or him easily). Compare UNDERRATE / -mǝt / n ေလွ်ာ့တြက္ခ်က္။ The number of deaths on the roads predicted for the year proved to be a serious underestimate. Compare OVERESTIMATE

Examples

  1. Their big mistake was to underestimate their opponents’ skill in handling the news media.
  2. We had seriously underestimated the cost of fitting a new kitchen.
  3. The importance of a good diet should not be underestimated.