verb
Meaning 1
To not hold in sufficiently high esteem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
underappreciate
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verb
Meaning 2
To not gain in value sufficiently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér 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 appreciate English underappreciate From under- + appreciate.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: aliarvostaa — to not hold in sufficiently high esteem
- German: nicht angemessen würdigen — to not hold in sufficiently high esteem
- German: nicht genügend schätzen — to not hold in sufficiently high esteem
- German: unzureichend wertschätzen — to not hold in sufficiently high esteem
- German: unzureichend anerkennen — to not hold in sufficiently high esteem
- German: unterschätzen — to not hold in sufficiently high esteem
- Hungarian: alulértékelni — to not hold in sufficiently high esteem