Polyglot Dictionary

überschätzen

/ˌyːbɐˈʃɛtsn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
überschätzt
past
überschätzte
perfect
hat überschätzt

Meaning

  1. to overestimate

    Built from über (over) + schätzen (to estimate).

    • Er überschätzt seine Kräfte.

      He overestimates his strength.

    • Du überschätzt deine Kräfte, mach lieber Pause. Der Berg ist noch weit.

      You are overestimating your strength, you had better take a break. The mountain is still far.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • über over
  • schätzen to estimate

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

sobrestimar

sobrestimar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to overestimate."

Portuguese

superestimar

superestimar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to overestimate."

Practice

1 What does überschätzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ seine Kräfte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches überschätzen?

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