to overestimate
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to overestimate
To consider someone or something better, bigger, more important, or more capable than he, she, or it really is.
Ich glaube, wir haben den Aufwand für dieses Projekt völlig überschätzt; es war viel einfacher als gedacht.
I think we completely overestimated the effort required for this project; it was much easier than expected.
to overestimate oneself
To judge one's own abilities, strength, or possibilities too highly and therefore take on too much.
Er hat sich maßlos überschätzt, als er dachte, er könnte den Marathon ohne Training laufen.
He vastly overestimated himself when he thought he could run the marathon without training.
'Überschätzen' (to overestimate) is an inseparable verb. The prefix 'über-' remains firmly attached to the verb in all sentence forms and tenses. The stress is on the stem: überSCHÄTzen.
Ich fürchte, sie hat ihre Fähigkeiten überschätzt.
I'm afraid she overestimated her abilities.
The verb consists of the prefix 'über-' and the verb 'schätzen' (to estimate/value). The prefix 'über-' here has the meaning of 'too much' or 'too high'. So 'überschätzen' (to overestimate) literally means 'to estimate too highly'.
Man sollte seine Gegner niemals überschätzen.
You should never overestimate your opponents.
There is an important difference between the transitive and reflexive uses. 'Etwas überschätzen' (to overestimate something) refers to an external thing, while 'sich überschätzen' (to overestimate oneself) means judging one's own abilities too highly.
Er hat die Kosten des Projekts stark überschätzt.
He greatly overestimated the costs of the project.
to overvalue / 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 überschätzt, wie stark ein einzelner Kommentar die Verkaufszahlen beeinflusst.
The team overestimates how strongly a single comment affects sales figures.
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.
