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underappreciating

underappreciating is the present participle and gerund 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 underappreciating

What is underappreciating the present participle and gerund of?
Underappreciating is the present participle and gerund of underappreciate.

Words near underappreciating in the dictionary

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

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