How to Pronounce “estimate

word

/ˈɛstəˌmeɪt/, /ˈɛstəmət/
ES-tuh-mayt (verb), ES-tuh-muht (noun)
/ˈɛstəˌmeɪt/, /ˈɛstəmət/
ES-tuh-mayt (verb), ES-tuh-muht (noun)

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈɛstəˌmeɪt/, /ˈɛstəmət/

British English

/ˈɛstəˌmeɪt/, /ˈɛstəmət/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

ES-tuh-mayt (verb), ES-tuh-muht (noun)

UK

ES-tuh-mayt (verb), ES-tuh-muht (noun)

Listen in Context

Can you estimate how many people will come to the party?

The plumber gave me an estimate for repairing the sink.

I need to estimate the total cost before I buy the materials.

It's hard to estimate how long the repairs will take until we see the damage.