The meaning of UNDERESTIMATE is to estimate as being less than the actual size, quantity, or number. How to use underestimate in a sentence.

They've seriously underestimated the cost of the building project. The influence of the media should never be underestimated. She had a tendency to underestimate her son's potential. It seems that …

Definition of underestimate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. to think or guess that the amount, cost or size of something is smaller than it really is. We underestimated the time it would …

To underestimate is to guess that something is worth less or is smaller than it really is. You might underestimate the size of a one-pound hamburger until you realize it's too big to fit in your stomach.

If you underestimate something, you do not realize how large it is or will be. They underestimated how much work they needed to do.

UNDERESTIMATE definition: to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like. See examples of underestimate used in a sentence.

1. To make too low an estimate of the quantity, degree, or worth of: Don't underestimate the difficulties involved in the project. 2. To consider (someone) to be less capable or effective than is actually the …