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Definition: to appraise, value, assess, estimate; to (hold in) esteem; to appreciate; to consider, judge, reckon

Cette maison est estimée à cent mille euros - This house is valued / was appraised at a hundred thousand euros.

J'estime beaucoup les travaux de cet homme - I hold this man's work in high regard/esteem.

Personne n'estime ma loyauté - No one appreciates my loyalty.

Estimes-tu nécessaire de faire cela ? Do you consider it necessary to do that?

Related: estimable (adj) - respectable, calculable; estimable (adj) -estimated; estimation - appraisal, valuation, estimation; une estime - respect, esteem, regard

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