Meaning

2 senses

  1. To reckon too highly.

  2. To overestimate

Origin

From over- + reckon.

From over- + reckon.

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Forms

overreckons, overreckoning, overreckoned, overreckoned
Base formoverreckon · to overreckon
3rd person singularoverreckons
Present participleoverreckoning
Past simpleoverreckoned
Past participleoverreckoned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverreckon
he, she, itoverreckons

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverreckoned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overreckoned
he, she, ithas overreckoned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overreckon

Synonyms

7 synonyms
overestimateB2overapproximateoverstateoverholdoverrateoverthink

Antonyms

9 antonyms
understatemisunderestimatesell shortunderapproximateunderestimateB2underguessunderjudgeunderrateunderreckon

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overqualifiedoverrateoverreactoverrelianceoverrideoverrule

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