to overvalue / overestimate
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to overvalue
To assign too much significance, too high a value, or too much importance to a thing, person, or event compared with what would actually be appropriate.
Du solltest einen einzelnen Fehler im Test nicht überbewerten.
You shouldn't overvalue a single mistake on the test.
The verb is made up of the prefix 'über-' and the verb 'bewerten' (to evaluate, to assign a value). The prefix 'über-' here means 'too much' or 'too high.'
Er neigt dazu, die Bedeutung kleiner Gesten zu überbewerten.
He tends to overvalue the meaning of small gestures.
'Überbewerten' is an inseparable verb. The prefix 'über-' remains firmly attached to the verb in all tenses and sentence constructions and is not moved to the end of the sentence.
Ich glaube, du überbewertest dieses Problem.
I think you're overvaluing this problem.
The verb 'überbewerten' is always used with an accusative object. You overvalue 'etwas' (something) or 'jemanden' (someone).
Man sollte die erste Reaktion der Kunden nicht überbewerten.
One shouldn't overvalue the customers' first reaction.
to overestimate
Überschätzen and überbewerten both express an excessively high assessment. Überschätzen generally concerns the actual extent of something, such as how strongly it has an effect. Überbewerten means giving a factor too much significance when evaluating something or making a decision.
Das Team überbewertet den einzelnen Kommentar bei seiner Entscheidung über die Kampagne.
The team gives the individual comment too much weight in its decision about the campaign.
Das Team überschätzt, wie stark ein einzelner Kommentar die Verkaufszahlen beeinflusst.
The team overestimates how strongly a single comment affects sales figures.
