🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

stimare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: stiˈma.re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Estimate/ˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1420 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'esperto sa stimare il valore del dipinto."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.

    "We need to estimate the total cost of the renovation project before we begin."
As noun
  1. 1

    An approximate calculation or judgment of the value, size, or cost of something.

    "The mechanic provided a repair estimate of five hundred dollars."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'aestimare', meaning to value or appraise. It entered the English language in the late 15th century via Middle French, initially retaining the sense of placing a monetary value upon something before broadening to mean general calculation or rough judgment.

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