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underappreciates

underappreciates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underappreciate.

Meaning of underappreciate

Verb

underappreciate (third-person singular simple present underappreciates, present participle underappreciating, simple past and past participle underappreciated)

  1. (transitive) To not hold in sufficiently high esteem.
    • Yet the beauty of Galahs is still often underappreciated.2024, Russell McGregor, Enchantment by Birds, Melbourne: Scribe, page 16
  2. (intransitive) To not gain in value sufficiently.

Questions about underappreciates

What is underappreciates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Underappreciates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underappreciate.

Words near underappreciates in the dictionary

  1. underappraised
  2. underappraises
  3. underappraising
  4. underappreciate
  5. underappreciated
  6. underappreciates
  7. underappreciating
  8. underappreciation
  9. underappreciative
  10. underapproximate
  11. underapproximated

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