Past tense of undershoot

Forms of undershoot

Undershot in a sentence

• The first day, I think I undershot how much I should've been drinking, because it had almost no effect on me.2014, Dave Schilling, One of Our Writers Went on an All-Alcohol Diet for a Week
• Just weeks ago, however, America’s top epidemiologists badly undershot how quickly COVID-19 would spread.2020, Brendan Kirby, Experts made coronavirus forecasts in mid-March; they whiffed badly
• Puppies with undershot bites tend to be upfaced as adults, and the problem does not correct.2014, Ross D. Clark, Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Risk Factors of Pugs. From the entry upfaced
• His blunt undershot mouth curved in a smile that was somewhat ingratiating.1931, Dashiell Hammett, chapter 3, in The Glass Key, New York: Vintage, published 1972, page 50. From the entry undershot
• He also built two dams and a sluice gate that frees dammed water to operate a 14-foot undershot waterwheel.1987 September 20, Carolyn Battista, “For Sale: Buildings and Land, Ideal for Old Blacksmith”, in New York Times, retrieved 09 Jan 2012. From the entry sluice gate

Meaning of undershoot

1. verb To shoot not far enough or not well enough.
2. verb To fail to go far enough when trying to reach a goal.
3. verb To underestimate.

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Verbs like undershoot

• get (got)
• forget (forgot)
• shoot (shot)

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Questions about the past tense of undershoot

What is the past tense of undershoot?

The past tense of undershoot is undershot.

What is the past participle of undershoot?

The past participle of undershoot is undershot.

Is undershoot a regular or irregular verb?

Undershoot is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.