underestimate
underestimates
underestimating
underestimated
Underestimate means to estimate as less than the actual value or size. Regular verb: underestimate-underestimated-underestimated.
Meanings
- To estimate too low
- To regard as less capable
- To fail to appreciate the extent of
Common Collocations
never underestimate
underestimate the importance
underestimate the power
grossly underestimated
underestimate someone
Tip for Learners
Never underestimate is a common warning. Opposite is overestimate. Often followed by the power/importance of.
Present Simple
| I | underestimate |
| you | underestimate |
| he/she/it | underestimates |
| we | underestimate |
| they | underestimate |
Examples - Present Simple
- I underestimate my abilities.
- You underestimate the task.
- She underestimates him.
- We underestimate the cost.
- They underestimate the risk.
Present Continuous
| I | am underestimating |
| you | are underestimating |
| he/she/it | is underestimating |
| we | are underestimating |
| they | are underestimating |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am underestimating my abilities.
- You are underestimating the task.
- She is underestimating him.
- We are underestimating the cost.
- They are underestimating the risk.
Present Perfect
| I | have underestimated |
| you | have underestimated |
| he/she/it | has underestimated |
| we | have underestimated |
| they | have underestimated |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have underestimated my abilities.
- You have underestimated the task.
- She has underestimated him.
- We have underestimated the cost.
- They have underestimated the risk.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been underestimating |
| you | have been underestimating |
| he/she/it | has been underestimating |
| we | have been underestimating |
| they | have been underestimating |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been underestimating my abilities.
- You have been underestimating the task.
- She has been underestimating him.
- We have been underestimating the cost.
- They have been underestimating the risk.
Past Simple
| I | underestimated |
| you | underestimated |
| he/she/it | underestimated |
| we | underestimated |
| they | underestimated |
Examples - Past Simple
- I underestimated my abilities.
- You underestimated the task.
- She underestimated him.
- We underestimated the cost.
- They underestimated the risk.
Past Continuous
| I | was underestimating |
| you | were underestimating |
| he/she/it | was underestimating |
| we | were underestimating |
| they | were underestimating |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was underestimating my abilities.
- You were underestimating the task.
- She was underestimating him.
- We were underestimating the cost.
- They were underestimating the risk.
Past Perfect
| I | had underestimated |
| you | had underestimated |
| he/she/it | had underestimated |
| we | had underestimated |
| they | had underestimated |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had underestimated my abilities.
- You had underestimated the task.
- She had underestimated him.
- We had underestimated the cost.
- They had underestimated the risk.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been underestimating |
| you | had been underestimating |
| he/she/it | had been underestimating |
| we | had been underestimating |
| they | had been underestimating |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been underestimating my abilities.
- You had been underestimating the task.
- He had been underestimating her.
- We had been underestimating the cost.
- They had been underestimating the risk.
Future Simple
| I | will underestimate |
| you | will underestimate |
| he/she/it | will underestimate |
| we | will underestimate |
| they | will underestimate |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will underestimate my abilities.
- You will underestimate the task.
- She will underestimate him.
- We will underestimate the cost.
- They will underestimate the risk.
Future Continuous
| I | will be underestimating |
| you | will be underestimating |
| he/she/it | will be underestimating |
| we | will be underestimating |
| they | will be underestimating |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be underestimating my abilities.
- You will be underestimating the task.
- He will be underestimating her.
- We will be underestimating the cost.
- They will be underestimating the risk.
Future Perfect
| I | will have underestimated |
| you | will have underestimated |
| he/she/it | will have underestimated |
| we | will have underestimated |
| they | will have underestimated |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have underestimated my abilities.
- You will have underestimated the task.
- She will have underestimated him.
- We will have underestimated the cost.
- They will have underestimated the risk.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been underestimating |
| you | will have been underestimating |
| he/she/it | will have been underestimating |
| we | will have been underestimating |
| they | will have been underestimating |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been underestimating my abilities.
- You will have been underestimating the task.
- He will have been underestimating her.
- We will have been underestimating the cost.
- They will have been underestimating the risk.