einschätzen

German

Etymology

ein- +‎ schätzen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌʃɛtsən/, [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌʃɛtsn̩]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ein‧schät‧zen

Verb

einschätzen (weak, third-person singular present schätzt ein, past tense schätzte ein, past participle eingeschätzt, auxiliary haben) (transitive)

  1. to judge, to deem (the character or subjective classification of something, based on what information is available)
    So hätte ich ihn gar nicht eingeschätzt.I wouldn't have judged him to be like that.
    Ich schätze das als Fehler ein.I deem that to be a mistake.
  2. to estimate, to tell, to assess (the answer to a more open question, based on what information is available)
    Synonym: abschätzen
    Dadurch können wir besser einschätzen, wie weit wir schon sind.
    That way we can more easily tell how much progress we've already made.

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