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underreads

underreads is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underread.

Meaning of underread

Verb

underread (third-person singular simple present underreads, present participle underreading, simple past and past participle underread)

  1. (transitive) To read below what is normal, usual, or expected, or with less competency, alertness, ability, etc.
    • You underread the law--I merely commented that, from the vague information you gave, it's possible you weren't so clean yourself. Even if your actions weren't illegal, they were still, in my opinion, objectionable.2004 March 9, Michael Lockhart, “Martha Stewart has been railroaded !”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet), archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026
  2. (transitive) To read to a lesser degree.

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Questions about underreads

What is underreads the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Underreads is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underread.

Words near underreads in the dictionary

  1. underread
  2. underreader
  3. underreaders
  4. underreading
  5. underreadings
  6. underreads
  7. underready
  8. underrealized
  9. underrealm
  10. underrealms
  11. underreckon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: underreads (page history and authors); underread (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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