estimate

[Boris Tatarenko]

Hello.
Can we estitame the distance to the building?

For example: She had to estimate the distance to the right building.
A friend of mine said it's incorrect, but I try to persuade him.

Thanks.

 

[emsr2d2]

[strike]Hello.[/strike] Unnecessary.

Can we [strike]estitame[/strike] estimate the distance to the building?

For example: She had to estimate the distance to the right building.

A friend of mine said it's incorrect, but I tried/am trying to persuade him ​that it's correct.

Thanks.

It's absolutely fine. What does your friend think is wrong with it?

 

[Rover_KE]

Show your friend this dictionary definition:

estimate

vb

• to form an approximate idea of (distance, size, cost, etc); calculate roughly; gauge

(Collins)

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

I don't know exactly why he thought so. He said "measure" sounds better.

 

[bhaisahab]

I don't know exactly why he thought so. He said "measure" sounds better.

You could use "measure" but it doesn't mean the same as "estimate".

 

[emsr2d2]

If you measured the distance, you wouldn't need to estimate it. You would already know the exact distance.