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Meaning of "underdo" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERDO

underdo  [ˌʌndəˈduː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERDO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underdo is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb underdo in English.

WHAT DOES UNDERDO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of underdo in the English dictionary

The definition of underdo in the dictionary is to do inadequately. Other definition of underdo is to fail to do what is necessary.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNDERDO

PRESENT

Present
I underdo
you underdo
he/she/it underdoes
we underdo
you underdo
they underdo
Present continuous
I am underdoing
you are underdoing
he/she/it is underdoing
we are underdoing
you are underdoing
they are underdoing
Present perfect
I have underdoed
you have underdoed
he/she/it has underdoed
we have underdoed
you have underdoed
they have underdoed
Present perfect continuous
I have been underdoing
you have been underdoing
he/she/it has been underdoing
we have been underdoing
you have been underdoing
they have been underdoing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I underdoed
you underdoed
he/she/it underdoed
we underdoed
you underdoed
they underdoed
Past continuous
I was underdoing
you were underdoing
he/she/it was underdoing
we were underdoing
you were underdoing
they were underdoing
Past perfect
I had underdoed
you had underdoed
he/she/it had underdoed
we had underdoed
you had underdoed
they had underdoed
Past perfect continuous
I had been underdoing
you had been underdoing
he/she/it had been underdoing
we had been underdoing
you had been underdoing
they had been underdoing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will underdo
you will underdo
he/she/it will underdo
we will underdo
you will underdo
they will underdo
Future continuous
I will be underdoing
you will be underdoing
he/she/it will be underdoing
we will be underdoing
you will be underdoing
they will be underdoing
Future perfect
I will have underdoed
you will have underdoed
he/she/it will have underdoed
we will have underdoed
you will have underdoed
they will have underdoed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been underdoing
you will have been underdoing
he/she/it will have been underdoing
we will have been underdoing
you will have been underdoing
they will have been underdoing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would underdo
you would underdo
he/she/it would underdo
we would underdo
you would underdo
they would underdo
Conditional continuous
I would be underdoing
you would be underdoing
he/she/it would be underdoing
we would be underdoing
you would be underdoing
they would be underdoing
Conditional perfect
I would have underdo
you would have underdo
he/she/it would have underdo
we would have underdo
you would have underdo
they would have underdo
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been underdoing
you would have been underdoing
he/she/it would have been underdoing
we would have been underdoing
you would have been underdoing
they would have been underdoing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you underdo
we let´s underdo
you underdo
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to underdo
Past participle
underdoed
Present Participle
underdoing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERDO


ado
əˈduː
billet-doux
ˌbɪlɪˈduː
cock-a-doodle-doo
ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː
derring-do
ˈdɛrɪŋˈduː
didgeridoo
ˌdɪdʒərɪˈduː
didjeridoo
ˌdɪdʒərɪˈduː
didjeridu
ˌdɪdʒərɪˈduː
fondu
fɒnˈduː
fordo
fɔːˈduː
how-do-you-do
ˌhaʊdəjəˈduː
Kathmandu
ˌkætmænˈduː
Katmandu
ˌkætmænˈduː
malentendu
ˌmælɒntɒnˈduː
outdo
ˌaʊtˈduː
overdo
ˌəʊvəˈduː
redo
riːˈduː
Skidoo
skɪˈduː
tendu
tɑːnˈduː
to-do
təˈduː
undo
ʌnˈduː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERDO

undercroft
undercurrent
undercut
underdaks
underdamper
underdeck
underdevelop
underdeveloped
underdevelopment
underdoer
underdog
underdone
underdose
underdrain
underdrainage
underdraw
underdrawers
underdress
underdressed
underdrive

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERDO

Accardo
bardo
Barnardo
Boiardo
Cerro Gordo
hairdo
Leonardo
ordo
Ricardo
tardo
Toluca de Lerdo
weirdo

Synonyms and antonyms of underdo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underdo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERDO

Find out the translation of underdo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underdo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underdo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

underdo
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

underdo
570 millions of speakers

English

underdo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

underdo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقلل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недожаривать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

underdo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিনয় করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

underdo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Underdo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

underdo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

underdo
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

underdo
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underdo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

underdo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

underdo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

च्याखाली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yetersiz yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

underdo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

underdo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недожарівать
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doar pe jumătate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

underdo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

underdo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underdo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underdo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underdo

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERDO»

The term «underdo» is used very little and occupies the 157.101 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERDO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «underdo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «underdo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underdo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERDO»

Discover the use of underdo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underdo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Creativity, Cognition, and Knowledge: An Interaction
In the halo of "suppress," the Imaginer finds such close neighbor concepts as " austerity," "minimality," "sparsity," as well as the concept "underdo" (or a more formal structure representing that idea). Thus, under the pressure created by the  ...
Terry Dartnall, 2002
2
Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Court of Common Pleas ...
*-*""v>J Under do-am and Morris Underdo-wn and to their heirs and ai- IMor*"is1' ^'Bns respectively, equally to be divided between them as te- againh nants in common and not as joint-tenants, and to take and Under-' hold their respective ...
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, Sir John Willes, Charles Durnford, 1800
3
Leading with Authenticity in Times of Transition
O++ Overdo consistently and in multiple ways O+ Overdo to a moderate degree with some residual negative impact O Overdo occasionally to a slight degree, but not currently a problem AR About right, neither underdo nor overdo U Underdo ...
Kerry A. Bunker, Michael Wakefield, 2005
4
Ingenor
BETWEEN OVERKILL & UNDERDO Like the field itself, this entire book consists of variations on the two themes or options just outlined. We can stow away our solid wastes or we can convert them into something else; all the technological ...
‎1972
5
The Creative Enterprise: Culture
To resolve this conflict, the Imaginer looks at the conceptual halo of related concepts around "suppress" and finds the concept "underdo." It slips from the concept "suppress" to the concept "underdo" and draws a short crossbar on the left side ...
Tony Davila, Marc J. Epstein, Robert D. Shelton, 2007
6
The Creative Enterprise [Three Volumes]
To resolve this conflict, the Imaginer looks at the conceptual halo of related concepts around ''suppress'' and finds the concept ''underdo.'' It slips from the concept ''suppress'' to the concept ''underdo'' and draws a short crossbar on the left ...
Tony Davila, Marc J. Epstein, Robert D. Shelton, 2006
7
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Underdo* sr. from under, and do) To act he!ow one*s abilities, to do less than is required or expected. Underdo'ing (p. a. from underdo) Acting below one's abilities, doing less than is required or expected. Underdo'ing (s. from tbe part.) The act ...
John Ash, 1775
8
Dietrichsen and Hannay's Royal Almanack and Nautical and ...
"Foreign Deft., W. S. Seton Karr, See. ; C. C. R. Girdleitone, Underdo.; J. T. Wheeler, Aut. Sec. Emu Dipl., B.C. Bayley, C.S.Sec ; A. P. Howell, ./'.--.-.г do., J. Geoglicgan, Underdo. financial Deft., E H. Lushington, on lerne, See., G.H.M. Batten, ...
‎1868
9
The International English and French Dictionary
UNDERDID, ean'-deur-did', fret, île UNDERDO. UNDERDO, con'-dcor-dou', ta. fret. UNPERUIII; ppa. UNDERDONE. 4 rester au- dessous Ae soi-même. 2 faire moins qu'il ne faudrait. UNDERDONE, eun'-dcur-dennc', ppa. de UNDERDO.
Leon Smith, Henry Hamilton, 1872
10
Wow! Sydney Travels Through the World of Wellness: Student ...
|4. Kidney. Kon&. Blazin? Bladder,. and. Urethra. the. Underdo? "Salvador said he can spot a tourist from a mile away because they glow in the dark. Get it? They 're sunburned," joked Cameron on our way to the park. Since Salvador is ...
Bonnie K. Nygard, Tammy Green, Susan C. Koonce, 2005

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERDO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underdo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bulldogs' James Graham and Eels' Tim Mannah on what captaining …
“You try not to overload or underdo it in terms of talk on the field and at training. “When I was coming through, Kieron Cunningham and Paul Sculthorpe (were the ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
McDonald's/Herald-Whig Missouri Girls prefer playing the underdog …
LEWIS COUNTY, Mo. (WGEM) - They come from rival schools, like Knox and Scotland Counties and from all over northeast Missouri. This year's Missouri Girls ... «WGEM, Jun 15»
3
Steph Curry & Jordan Spieth: Transforming Under Armour
“Everything about Under Armour is about the underdog,” Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank said in February. “We are the overachieving brand. We are the ... «Warriors World, Apr 15»
4
Start Saying Yes to Saying No
3 Ways to Take Control of Your Emotions · The Key to Conflict Management · Try to Underdo It at Work. Share on LinkedIn; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter ... «Pulse, Mar 15»
5
Try to Underdo It at Work
Underdoing may have a negative connotation in time-starved, high-stress organizations. But hyper focus and overdoing things is not sustainable over time. «Pulse, Jan 15»
6
Pramac Ducati's Andrea Iannone to underdo arm surgery
The Italian suffered from arm pump during this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez and eventually crashed out. He had also crashed in qualifying, sustaining ... «autosport.com, May 13»
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Health matters: Don't overdo it or underdo it on Halloween candy …
Pediatrician Dr. Ken Haller wants to assure parents that some candy on Halloween isn't terrible. "Every now and then we can have extra treats and it's not going ... «STLtoday.com, Oct 12»

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