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undermaintains

undermaintains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of undermaintain.

Meaning of undermaintain

Verb

undermaintain (third-person singular simple present undermaintains, present participle undermaintaining, simple past and past participle undermaintained)

  1. (transitive) To maintain inadequately; to allow to fall into disrepair.
    • For some years locomotives and coaches have been overworked and undermaintained to a degree without precedent in British railway history, and the leeway in maintenance now to be made up is very great.1945 November snd December, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 329

Questions about undermaintains

What is undermaintains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Undermaintains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of undermaintain.

Words near undermaintains in the dictionary

  1. undermaid
  2. undermaids
  3. undermaintain
  4. undermaintained
  5. undermaintaining
  6. undermaintains
  7. undermaintenance
  8. undermakeup
  9. undermakeups
  10. underman
  11. undermanage

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