"underpromise" meaning in English

See underpromise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: underpromises [present, singular, third-person], underpromising [participle, present], underpromised [participle, past], underpromised [past]
Etymology: under- + promise Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|promise}} under- + promise Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: underpromise and overdeliver
    Sense id: en-underpromise-en-verb-DXMLkHBM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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