underbake 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- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₃g- Proto-Germanic *bakaną Proto-West Germanic *bakan Old English bacan Middle English baken English bake English underbake From under- + bake.
Meanings
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(transitive) To bake insufficiently, or less than usual.
The cookies were underbaked.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underbakes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underbaked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underbaked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underbaking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |