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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

underserve en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌʌndɚˈsɝv/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌʌndəˈsɜːv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌɐndəˈsɜːv/ (Australia)

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 serve English underserve From under- + serve.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To supply something with insufficient services or resources.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
underserving Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underserves Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
underserved Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underserved Tense=Past lexicographic