German Conversation · Level 164
30 words
German word
abschätzen
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈapˌʃɛt͡sən/
Meaning
- verbestimate
Example
Ich schätze die Kosten ab.
I estimate the costs.
More examples
Er konnte die Chancen der Verhandlung richtig abschätzen.
He was able to correctly gauge the chances of the negotiation.
Core concept
A person looks at incomplete evidence and places an object or outcome within a broad range.
Common phrases
den Wert abschätzen
estimate the value
das Risiko abschätzen
assess the risk
die Chancen abschätzen
gauge the chances
Similar words
schätzen: To guess an approximate number or value when the exact figure is unknown.
einschätzen: To judge someone's abilities or a situation's nature or extent based on experience.
kalkulieren: To work out expected costs or time and include them in a plan.
berechnen: To calculate an exact figure using numbers or other data.
Definition in German
abschätzen bedeutet, eine ungefähre Einschätzung von Menge, Wert oder Wahrscheinlichkeit anzugeben.
Word origin
Abschätzen is formed from German ab- and schätzen, a historically Germanic verb for valuing or estimating, with the compound meaning to assess approximately.
Usage tips
- The related verb einschätzen often concerns a person's abilities or a situation, whereas abschätzen commonly concerns amounts, costs, or probabilities.
Other meanings
- assessverb
- judgeverb
Opposites
- unterschätzenunderestimateverb
Related words
- Abschätzungestimatenoun
- abgeschätztestimatedadjective