underachieve
verb/ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːv/
/ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːv/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they underachieve | /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːv/ /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːv/ |
| he / she / it underachieves | /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvz/ /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvz/ |
| past simple underachieved | /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvd/ /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvd/ |
| past participle underachieved | /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvd/ /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvd/ |
| -ing form underachieving | /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvɪŋ/ /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvɪŋ/ |
- to do less well than you could do, especially in school work
- Too many boys are underachieving at school.
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