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underpromises

underpromises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underpromise.

Meaning of underpromise

Verb

underpromise (third-person singular simple present underpromises, present participle underpromising, simple past and past participle underpromised)

  1. (intransitive) To promise less than one expects to do.
    • “He’s wise not to overpromise, but to underpromise and overdeliver,” said Dave Checketts, a former president of the Knicks and then Madison Square Garden who left in 2001 after a power struggle with James L. Dolan, the chairman of the Garden.2008 April 4, Richard Sandomir, “Fixing a Broken Dream One Night at a Time”, in New York Times

Questions about underpromises

What is underpromises the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Underpromises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underpromise.

Words near underpromises in the dictionary

  1. underproficient
  2. underproliferation
  3. underpromise
  4. underpromise and overdeliver
  5. underpromised
  6. underpromises
  7. underpromising
  8. underpromote
  9. underpromoted
  10. underpromotes
  11. underpromoting

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