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/ˈestɪˌmeɪt/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | estimate |
| he/she/it | estimates |
| present participle | estimating |
| past tense | estimated |
| past participle | estimated |
It's difficult to estimate the cost of making your house safe.
The Antarctic ice cap is estimated to contain 90% of the world's fresh water.
The total cost was estimated at $600,000.
We estimate that 20 percent of the harvest has been lost.
It is impossible to estimate how many of the residents were affected.
An estimated 300,000 people came to the demonstration.
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