"underread" meaning in English

See underread in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underread.wav 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-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (transitive) To read to a lesser degree. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underread-en-verb-96uqv6DO

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To read below what is normal, usual, or expected, or with less competency, alertness, ability, etc."
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        "To read to a lesser degree."
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        "(transitive) To read to a lesser degree."
      ],
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      "form": "underread",
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        "To read below what is normal, usual, or expected, or with less competency, alertness, ability, etc."
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        "(transitive) To read below what is normal, usual, or expected, or with less competency, alertness, ability, etc."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To read to a lesser degree."
      ],
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