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Definition of underachieve verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

underachieve

verb

NAmE//ˌʌndərəˈtʃiv//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they underachieve

he / she / it underachieves

past simple underachieved

-ing form underachieving

to do less well than you could do, especially in schoolwork Too many boys are underachieving at school.

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underachievement

NAmE//ˌʌndərəˈtʃivmənt//

noun [uncountable]See underachieve in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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