Meaning

1 senses

  1. To defend inadequately.

Origin

From under- + defend.

From under- + defend.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

underdefends, underdefending, underdefended, underdefended
Base formunderdefend · to underdefend
3rd person singularunderdefends
Present participleunderdefending
Past simpleunderdefended
Past participleunderdefended

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunderdefend
he, she, itunderdefends

Past simpleLesson

all personsunderdefended

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave underdefended
he, she, ithas underdefended

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill underdefend

Synonyms

1 synonyms
underprotect

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
undercurrentundercutunderdevelopunderdogunderestimateB2
underdefend — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto