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verb · intransitive

understep

understep · understeps · understepped · understepping

Not to go as far as a boundary or limitNot to go as far as a boundary or limit.

Meaning

3 senses

Not to go as far as a boundary or limit.
To take a step that is not far enough forward.
To have a gait in which the hind foot touches the ground behind the point where the front foot touches the ground.

Origin

From under- + step.

From under- + step.

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Forms

understeps, understepping, understepped, understepped

Base form	understep · to understep
3rd person singular	understeps
Present participle	understepping
Past simple	understepped
Past participle	understepped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	understep
he, she, it	understeps

Past simpleLesson

all persons

understepped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have understepped
he, she, it	has understepped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will understep

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

understandableB2 understandably understate understatement understood understudy

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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