underfeed 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 feed English underfeed From under- + feed.
Meanings
- (transitive) To feed inadequately or insufficiently.
- To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from below.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underfeeds | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underfed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underfed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underfeeding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (9)
pl zagłodzić (to feed insufficiently) · pl zagładzać (to feed insufficiently) · fr sous-alimenter (to feed insufficiently) · de unterernähren (to feed insufficiently) · bg недохранвам (to feed insufficiently) · pl głodzić (to feed insufficiently) · de unterfüttern (to feed insufficiently) · sv undernära (to feed insufficiently) · hu alultáplál (to feed insufficiently)