Estimate vs. Expected
Estimate and Expected Definitions
Estimate
To calculate approximately (the amount, extent, magnitude, position, or value of something).
Expected
To look forward to the probable occurrence or appearance of
Expecting a phone call.
Expects rain on Sunday.
Estimate
To form an opinion about; evaluate
"While an author is yet living we estimate his powers by his worst performance" (Samuel Johnson).
Expected
To consider likely or certain
Expect to see them soon. See Usage Note at anticipate.
Estimate
A tentative evaluation or rough calculation, as of worth, quantity, or size
An estimate of the damage caused by the storm.
Expected
To consider reasonable or due
We expect an apology.
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Estimate
A statement of the approximate cost of work to be done, such as a building project or car repairs.
Expected
To consider obligatory; require
The school expects its pupils to be on time.
Estimate
A judgment based on one's impressions; an opinion
I have a high estimate of his character.
Expected
(Informal) To presume; suppose.
Estimate
A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
Expected
To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses
My wife is expecting again.
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Estimate
(construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.
Expected
Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
The expected storm never arrived.
Estimate
An upper limitation on some positive quantity.
Expected
Simple past tense and past participle of expect
Estimate
To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
Expected
Considered likely or probable to happen or arrive;
Prepared for the expected attack
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Estimate
To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.
Expected
Looked forward to as probable
Estimate
To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, - either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral), value; to fix the worth of roughly or in a general way; as, to estimate the value of goods or land; to estimate the worth or talents of a person.
It is by the weight of silver, and not the name of the piece, that men estimate commodities and exchange them.
It is always very difficult to estimate the age in which you are living.
Expected
Expected to become or be; in prospect;
Potential clients
Expected income
Estimate
To from an opinion of, as to amount,, number, etc., from imperfect data, comparison, or experience; to make an estimate of; to calculate roughly; to rate; as, to estimate the cost of a trip, the number of feet in a piece of land.
Estimate
A valuing or rating by the mind, without actually measuring, weighing, or the like; rough or approximate calculation; as, an estimate of the cost of a building, or of the quantity of water in a pond.
Weigh success in a moral balance, and our whole estimate is changed.
No; dear as freedom is, and in my heart'sJust estimation prized above all price.
Estimate
An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth;
An estimate of what it would cost
A rough idea how long it would take
Estimate
A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody;
Many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
In my estimation the boy is innocent
Estimate
A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
Estimate
A statement indicating the likely cost of some job;
He got an estimate from the car repair shop
Estimate
The respect with which a person is held;
They had a high estimation of his ability
Estimate
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time);
I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
Estimate
Judge to be probable
