Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estimated

/ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: es-ti-mat-ed
IPA: /ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That is an estimate.

verb

simple past and past participle of estimate

Example Sentences

"Buried within the Mediterranean littoral are some seventy to ninety million tons of slag from ancient smelting, about a third of it concentrated in Iberia. This ceaseless industrial fueling caused the deforestation of an estimated fifty to seventy million acres of woodlands."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd/

Inflected Forms

more estimated (comparative) most estimated (superlative)

Derived Forms

coestimated unestimated

Phrases

estimated date of delivery estimated position estimated time of arrival estimated time of departure estimated time of restoration

Synonyms

estd.

Rhymes With

related created located stated updated rated dated waited hated translated frustrated donated

Questions

How do you pronounce estimated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd/.
What does estimated mean?: That is an estimate.

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