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underpredict

underpredict verb: to predict to be smaller than is the case.

Verb

underpredict (third-person singular simple present underpredicts, present participle underpredicting, simple past and past participle underpredicted)

  1. To predict to be smaller than is the case

Forms of underpredict

third-person singular presentunderpredicts
present participleunderpredicting
past participleunderpredicted
pastunderpredicted

Origin of underpredict

From under- + predict.

Words formed from underpredict

Questions about underpredict

What does underpredict mean?
Underpredict means to predict to be smaller than is the case.
What part of speech is underpredict?
Underpredict is a verb.
What is the past tense of underpredict?
The past tense of underpredict is underpredicted.

Words near underpredict in the dictionary

  1. underpraise
  2. underpraised
  3. underpraises
  4. underpraising
  5. underprecision
  6. underpredict
  7. underpredicted
  8. underpredicting
  9. underprediction
  10. underpredictions
  11. underpredictor

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