underdo

ˌʌndərˈduː

underdidunderdone

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Definition of underdo - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

insufficient action

tr.

Rare

do something insufficiently or inadequately

tr.

Rare

He tends to underdo his homework assignments.

neglect

underperform

underperform

intr.

Rare

perform below one's abilities or potential

intr.

Rare

He tends to underdo in exams despite his intelligence.

underachieve

underperform

undercook

tr.

Rare

cook food for less time than needed

tr.

Rare

She tends to underdo the chicken, leaving it raw.

undercook

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Origin of underdo

Old English, under (under) + don (do)

Examples of underdo in a sentence

The chef decided to underdo the seasoning.
She might underdo her performance at the recital.
They often underdo tasks when not motivated.
Be careful not to underdo the steak.
He tends to underdo his pasta dishes.

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French:bâcler, sous-performer, ...
German:unzureichend erledigen, unter seinen Möglichkeiten bleiben, ...
Italian:fare in modo superficiale, sottoperformare, ...
Spanish:hacer insuficientemente, rendir por debajo, ...
Portuguese:negligenciar, subdesempenhar, ...
Chinese:做得不够, 发挥不佳, ...
Japanese:不十分にやる, 力を発揮しない, ...
Arabic:قَصَّرَ, أَدَّى دون المستوى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַמְעִיט, לְהִתְמַעְמֵעַ, ...
Russian:недорабатывать, недоготавливать, ...
Ukrainian:недопрацьовувати, недовиконувати, ...
Hindi:अधूरा करना, कम प्रदर्शन करना, ...
Bengali:অপর্যাপ্তভাবে করা, কম করতে, ...
Catalan:infravalorar, rendir per sota, ...
Czech:odfláknout, podávat horší výkon, než člověk dovede, ...
Danish:undlade, underpræstere, ...
Dutch:verwaarlozen, onderpresteren, ...
Greek:κάνω ανεπαρκώς, αποδίδω κάτω από τις δυνατότητές μου, ...
Hungarian:alulteljesíteni, gyengébben teljesíteni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើមិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់, ធ្វើមិនសមនឹងសមត្ថភាព, ...
Korean:불충분하게 하다, 능력을 발휘하지 못하다, ...
Persian:ناقص انجام داد, عملکرد ضعیفی داشت, ...
Polish:niedokładnie wykonywać, niedorobić, ...
Portuguese (BR):subestimar, desempenhar mal, ...
Romanian:a face insuficient, a subperforma, ...
Swedish:undvika, underprestera, ...
Thai:ทำไม่เพียงพอ, ทำได้ต่ำกว่ามาตรฐาน, ...
Turkish:yetersiz yapmak, düşük performans göstermek, ...
Vietnamese:làm không đủ, làm không hết sức, ...

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