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It's difficult because we tend to overrate the pain of failure. We fear it too much. That's research that emerges from psychology. We think it's going to be worse than it really is. And, I think, as we get a bit older, really after we leave school or college, we quickly stop experimenting.
Tim Harford

Meaning of "overrate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERRATE

overrate  [ˌəʊvəˈreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERRATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overrate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overrate in English.

WHAT DOES OVERRATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overrate in the English dictionary

The definition of overrate in the dictionary is to assess too highly.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERRATE

PRESENT

Present
I overrate
you overrate
he/she/it overrates
we overrate
you overrate
they overrate
Present continuous
I am overrating
you are overrating
he/she/it is overrating
we are overrating
you are overrating
they are overrating
Present perfect
I have overrated
you have overrated
he/she/it has overrated
we have overrated
you have overrated
they have overrated
Present perfect continuous
I have been overrating
you have been overrating
he/she/it has been overrating
we have been overrating
you have been overrating
they have been overrating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overrated
you overrated
he/she/it overrated
we overrated
you overrated
they overrated
Past continuous
I was overrating
you were overrating
he/she/it was overrating
we were overrating
you were overrating
they were overrating
Past perfect
I had overrated
you had overrated
he/she/it had overrated
we had overrated
you had overrated
they had overrated
Past perfect continuous
I had been overrating
you had been overrating
he/she/it had been overrating
we had been overrating
you had been overrating
they had been overrating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overrate
you will overrate
he/she/it will overrate
we will overrate
you will overrate
they will overrate
Future continuous
I will be overrating
you will be overrating
he/she/it will be overrating
we will be overrating
you will be overrating
they will be overrating
Future perfect
I will have overrated
you will have overrated
he/she/it will have overrated
we will have overrated
you will have overrated
they will have overrated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overrating
you will have been overrating
he/she/it will have been overrating
we will have been overrating
you will have been overrating
they will have been overrating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overrate
you would overrate
he/she/it would overrate
we would overrate
you would overrate
they would overrate
Conditional continuous
I would be overrating
you would be overrating
he/she/it would be overrating
we would be overrating
you would be overrating
they would be overrating
Conditional perfect
I would have overrate
you would have overrate
he/she/it would have overrate
we would have overrate
you would have overrate
they would have overrate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overrating
you would have been overrating
he/she/it would have been overrating
we would have been overrating
you would have been overrating
they would have been overrating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overrate
we let´s overrate
you overrate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overrate
Past participle
overrated
Present Participle
overrating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERRATE


berate
bɪˈreɪt
circumgyrate
ˌsɜːkəmˌdʒaɪˈreɪt
cut-rate
ˌkʌtˈreɪt
derate
diːˈreɪt
disrate
dɪsˈreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
great
ɡreɪt
gyrate
dʒɪˈreɪt
irate
aɪˈreɪt
misrate
ˌmɪsˈreɪt
narrate
nəˈreɪt
orate
ɔːˈreɪt
outrate
ˌaʊtˈreɪt
prorate
prəʊˈreɪt
rate
reɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
straight
streɪt
underrate
ˌʌndəˈreɪt
uprate
ʌpˈreɪt
zero-rate
ˌzɪərəʊˈreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERRATE

overrack
overrake
overran
overrank
overrash
overrashly
overrashness
overrated
overreach
overreacher
overreact
overreaction
overread
overreckon
overred
overrefine
overrefinement
overregulate
overregulation
overreliance

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERRATE

aberrate
accurate
at any rate
biserrate
cirrate
concentrate
corporate
decorate
demonstrate
desperate
ferrate
illustrate
inaccurate
incorporate
karate
moderate
operate
pirate
serrate
susurrate

Synonyms and antonyms of overrate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERRATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «overrate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of overrate

Translation of «overrate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERRATE

Find out the translation of overrate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overrate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overrate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高估
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobrevalorar
570 millions of speakers

English

overrate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overrate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالغ في التقدير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переоценивать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superestimar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিরিক্ত মূল্য নিরূপণ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surévaluer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überschätzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過大に評価する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과대 평가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overrate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đánh giá quá cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகைப்படுத்துகின்றனர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरराईट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fazla değer vermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sopravvalutare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeceniać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переоцінювати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supraevalua
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερεκτιμούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorskat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överskatta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overvurdere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overrate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERRATE»

The term «overrate» is regularly used and occupies the 100.006 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERRATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overrate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overrate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overrate

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5 QUOTES WITH «OVERRATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overrate.
1
Buddha
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
2
Tyler Cowen
I think as individuals, people overrate the virtues of local food. Most of the energy consumption in our food system is not caused by transportation. Sometimes local food is more energy efficient. But often it's not. The strongest case for locavorism is to eat less that's flown on planes, and not to worry about boats.
3
Chuck Eddy
Mayer Hawthorne's old school pop-R&B homages are so meticulous that it's tempting to overrate his pipes.
4
Tim Harford
It's difficult because we tend to overrate the pain of failure. We fear it too much. That's research that emerges from psychology. We think it's going to be worse than it really is. And, I think, as we get a bit older, really after we leave school or college, we quickly stop experimenting.
5
Nate Silver
People don't have a good intuitive sense of how to weigh new information in light of what they already know. They tend to overrate it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERRATE»

Discover the use of overrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Power and Paradox of Physical Attractiveness
Furthermore, individuals overrate their spouse's physical attractiveness even more. These findings, of course, contradict popular notions that people see their physical attractiveness at levels less than reality. Research for a doctoral ...
Gordon L. Patzer, 2006
2
Oxford Thesaurus of English
overrate. verb it is easy to overrate what Frederick achieved: assess too highly, overestimate, overvalue, rate/prize too highly, think too much of, exaggerate the worth of, attach too much importance to; praise too highly, exaggerate the merits of, ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
3
Mornings in Florence: Being Simple Studies of Christian Art, ...
In this conception of the History of Mental and Physi cal culture, we much overrate the influence, though we cannot overrate the power, of the men by whom the change seems to have been effected. "We cannot overrate their power, — for the ...
John Ruskin, 1886
4
The works of John Ruskin
In this conception of the History of Mental and Physical culture, we much overrate the influence, though we cannot overrate the power, of the men by whom the change seems to have been effected. We cannot overrate their power, — for the ...
John Ruskin, Sir Edward Tyas Cook, Alexander Dundas Oligvy Wedderburn, 1906
5
Bulletin
This tendency to overrate producers has been especially prevalent among the builders of the suction plants. In inspecting a large number of installations throughout the country this weakness has repeatedly attracted attention. It has been ...
‎1913
6
Val D'Arno: The Schools of Florence; Mornings in Florence; ...
In this conception of the History of Mental and Physical culture, we much overrate the influence, though we cannot ... overrate their power,— for the greatest men of any age, those who become its leaders when there is a great march to be ...
John Ruskin, Sir Edward Tyas Cook, Alexander Dundas Ogilvy Wedderburn, 1906
7
Mornings in Florence Being Simple Studies of Christian Art ...
In this conception of the History of Mental and Physical culture we much overrate the influence, though we cannot overrate the power, of the men by whom the change seems to have been effected. We cannot overrate their power, — for the ...
John Ruskin, 1905
8
Works
In this conception of the History of Mental and Physical culture, we much overrate the influence, though we cannot overrate the power, of the men by whom the change seems to have been effected. We cannot overrate their power,— for the ...
John Ruskin, Cook, 1906
9
mornings in florence
In this conception of the History of Mental and Physi cal culture, we much overrate the influence, though we cannot overrate the power, of the men by whom the change seems to have been effected. We cannot overrate their power, — for the ...
john ruskin, ll.d, 1886
10
Mornings in Florence, Time and tide, Art of England
In this conception of the History of Mental and Physical culture, we much overrate the influence, though we cannot overrate the power, of the men by whom the change seems to have been effected. We cannot overrate their power, — for the ...
John Ruskin, 1894

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERRATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overrate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
We Need Optimists
Optimism bias can be a contributing factor in car accidents, as drivers overrate their own abilities. Playing down the probability of disaster can ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
DotF: Heathcott begins rehab assignment; Lail tosses shutout in …
He's the latest Almonte, Mustelier, Garcia, Dugas, etc., etc., etc. that Yankee fans overrate because they “scout” box scores and not skill level. «River Avenue Blues, Jul 15»
3
Sloan: Book includes many eye-openers
People consistently overrate their skill, honesty, generosity and autonomy. All parties in disputes assess themselves as wiser, nobler and abler ... «Clovis News Journal, Jul 15»
4
Slower Hospitals Generally Underperform in Provision of treatment …
... mostly the ones that were slower in the administration of clot-busting treatment for stroke patients, overrate their intervention capabilities. «NYC Today, Jul 15»
5
The opposite of a self-help book
We need worriers, he urges, because they remind us not to overrate 'the strength of the human mind and its own capacity to think things ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs Barao II - Toe to Toe Preview for Miesha …
Whether I overrate McMann or underrate Tate, it's clear that elements of both are at play, so credit to Tate. Phil: Jessica Eye has had a strange ... «Bloody Elbow, Jul 15»
7
Film Review: Ant-Man
When someone does something slightly different with a genre as codified and hidebound as the superhero film, it's tempting to overrate the ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
8
Column: Latin America beats China, India in creativity
My opinion: The 2015 Global Creativity Index is a welcome addition to global innovation rankings, although it may overrate tolerance as a ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
9
Fleming's Picks for the Five Greatest Canadian Fighters Of All Time
It is not uncommon to overrate, and get behind, fighters representing your home country in hopes that they bring boxing pride to your nation, ... «ringsidereport.com, Jul 15»
10
ACC football: Media tends to overrate Miami, underrate Boston …
Offensive lineman Harris Williams and Boston College have exceeded expectations in the ACC's preseason media poll in both of the Eagles' ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»

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