undervalue
verb/ˌʌndəˈvæljuː/
/ˌʌndərˈvæljuː/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they undervalue | /ˌʌndəˈvæljuː/ /ˌʌndərˈvæljuː/ |
| he / she / it undervalues | /ˌʌndəˈvæljuːz/ /ˌʌndərˈvæljuːz/ |
| past simple undervalued | /ˌʌndəˈvæljuːd/ /ˌʌndərˈvæljuːd/ |
| past participle undervalued | /ˌʌndəˈvæljuːd/ /ˌʌndərˈvæljuːd/ |
| -ing form undervaluing | /ˌʌndəˈvæljuːɪŋ/ /ˌʌndərˈvæljuːɪŋ/ |
- undervalue somebody/something to not recognize how good, valuable or important somebody/something really is
- Education is currently undervalued in this country.
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- undervalue something to state that the financial value of something is lower than it really is
- He believes his house has been undervalued.
opposite overvalue
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