underappreciate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English appreciate English underappreciate From under- + appreciate.
Meanings
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(transitive) To not hold in sufficiently high esteem.
Yet the beauty of Galahs is still often underappreciated.
2024, Russell McGregor, Enchantment by Birds, Melbourne: Scribe, page 16:
- (intransitive) To not gain in value sufficiently.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underappreciated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underappreciated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underappreciates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underappreciating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
de nicht genügend schätzen (to not hold in sufficiently high esteem) · de nicht angemessen würdigen (to not hold in sufficiently high esteem) · de unzureichend wertschätzen (to not hold in sufficiently high esteem) · de unterschätzen (to not hold in sufficiently high esteem) · hu alulértékelni (to not hold in sufficiently high esteem) · fi aliarvostaa (to not hold in sufficiently high esteem) · de unzureichend anerkennen (to not hold in sufficiently high esteem)