underextend
underextend · underextends · underextended · underextending
To apply to too few referents, by underextensionTo apply (a term) to too few referents, by underextension.
Meaning
1 sensesTo apply (a term) to too few referents, by underextension.
Origin
From under- + extend.From under- + extend.
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Forms
underextends, underextending, underextended, underextended| Base form | underextend · to underextend |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | underextends |
| Present participle | underextending |
| Past simple | underextended |
| Past participle | underextended |
regular · Lesson
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