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undersense

undersense verb: to sense or detect to an inadequate degree.

Verb

undersense (third-person singular simple present undersenses, present participle undersensing, simple past and past participle undersensed)

  1. To sense or detect to an inadequate degree.

Noun

undersense (plural undersenses)

  1. A deeper sense or meaning.

Forms of undersense

Verb
third-person singular presentundersenses
present participleundersensing
past participleundersensed
pastundersensed
Noun
pluralundersenses

Origin of undersense

From under- + sense.

Questions about undersense

What does undersense mean?
Undersense means to sense or detect to an inadequate degree.
What part of speech is undersense?
Undersense can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of undersense?
The past tense of undersense is undersensed.

Words near undersense in the dictionary

  1. undersells
  2. underselves
  3. undersend
  4. undersending
  5. undersends
  6. undersense
  7. undersensed
  8. undersenses
  9. undersensing
  10. undersensitive
  11. undersensitivity

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