"underread" meaning in English

See underread in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: underreads [present, singular, third-person], underreading [participle, present], underread [participle, past], underread [past]
Etymology: From under- + read. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|read}} under- + read Head templates: {{en-verb|underreads|underreading|underread}} 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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underread-en-verb-mKTSHgeQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 69 31
  2. (transitive) To read to a lesser degree. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underread-en-verb-96uqv6DO

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for underread meaning in English (1.6kB)

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