underdevelop
underdevelop · underdevelops · underdeveloped · underdeveloping
To develop insufficientlyTo develop insufficiently.
US/ˌʌndɚdɪvˈɛləp/
» Algeria is developing its underdeveloped regions.
Meaning
1 sensesTo develop insufficiently.
More definitions
- process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature
Examples
10 sentencesAlgeria is developing its underdeveloped regions.
I found the supporting characters rather underdeveloped.
Algeria still suffers from the legacy of an underdeveloped banking system.
This area is still underdeveloped because of a lack of interest from the government.
deDieses Gebiet ist immer noch unterentwickelt, weil sich die Regierung zu wenig dafür interessiert. — Tickler
Algeria remains an underdeveloped country.
Translations
2 languagesForms
underdevelops, underdeveloping, underdeveloped, underdeveloped| Base form | underdevelop · to underdevelop |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | underdevelops |
| Present participle | underdeveloping |
| Past simple | underdeveloped |
| Past participle | underdeveloped |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedunderdevelopment
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle