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underdid

underdid is the simple past of underdo.

Meaning of underdo

Verb

underdo (third-person singular simple present underdoes, present participle underdoing, simple past underdid, past participle underdone)

  1. (transitive) To do something insufficiently; especially, to undercook.
    • Sorry to say, I've underdone the pot roast. I think we'd better put it back in the oven for a bit.
    Antonyms:
    overdo, overcook
    1. (transitive) To do less than is requisite.
      • Near-synonyms: (of tasks) half-ass, shortchange, phone in
    2. (intransitive, transitive, uncommon) To act below one's abilities; do less than one can.
      • Near-synonyms: underachieve, slack off
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To put under, subject.

Questions about underdid

What is underdid the simple past of?
Underdid is the simple past of underdo.

Words near underdid in the dictionary

  1. underdiagnoses
  2. underdiagnosing
  3. underdiagnosis
  4. underdiagnostic
  5. underdialysis
  6. underdid
  7. underdifferentiate
  8. underdifferentiated
  9. underdifferentiates
  10. underdifferentiating
  11. underdifferentiation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: underdid (page history and authors); underdo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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