overrate
To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than dueTo esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
» What's something you believe is overrated?
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2 sensesTo esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
überbewerten
переоце́ниватьpereocénivatʹ, переоцени́тьpereocenítʹ
To overstate or overestimate in amount, extent, degree, etc.
- make too high an estimate of
Examples
20 sentencesWhat's something you believe is overrated?
Boston is overrated.
ruБостон переоценён. — odexed
deBoston wird überbewertet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The overrated luxury car didn't perform well.
Most iconic figures are overrated as hell.
ruБольшинство знаковых личностей жутко переоценены. — Ooneykcall
I swear Tom is the most overrated player of all time.
ruЧестное слово, Том – самый переоценённый игрок в истории. — Ooneykcall
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
overrates, overrating, overrated, overratedSynonyms
24 synonyms- make too high an estimate of:overestimate
Antonyms
9 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.