Meaning

1 senses

  1. To furnish with too few staff; to staff inadequately.

Examples

10 sentences

  1. We're really understaffed tonight.

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  2. Our department is understaffed.

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  3. We're understaffed right now.

    ruУ нас сейчас не хватает персонала. — Wezel

    deWir sind zur Zeit unterbesetzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. We're a little understaffed right now.

    deWir sind derzeit etwas unterbesetzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Our office is overworked and understaffed.

    ruУ нас в офисе слишком много работы и слишком мало персонала. — Wezel

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Forms

understaffs, understaffing, understaffed, understaffed
Base formunderstaff · to understaff
3rd person singularunderstaffs
Present participleunderstaffing
Past simpleunderstaffed
Past participleunderstaffed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunderstaff
he, she, itunderstaffs

Past simpleLesson

all personsunderstaffed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill understaff

Word family

1 related words
Relatedoverstaff

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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