Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To underestimate the weight of.

  2. (transitive)To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.

  3. (transitive)To invest in less than conventional wisdom would dictate.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The female calf is underweight at about 30 kilograms.

    deDas weibliche Kälbchen hat Untergewicht. Es wiegt ca. 30 kg.

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  2. Being underweight is higher risk than being overweight.

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  3. BMI categories (underweight, overweight or obese) from general reading table are inappropriate for athletes, children, the elderly, and the infirm.

    Категорії ІВТ (недостатня, зайва вага чи ожиріння) з загальної таблиці не підходять для спортсменів, дітей, літніх чи людей з ослабленим здоров’ям.

    ruКатегории ИМТ (недостаточная, избыточная масса или ожирение) из общей таблицы не подходят для спортсменов, детей, пожилых и людей с ослабленным здоровьем.

    deDie BMI-Kategorien (Untergewicht, Übergewicht oder Fettleibigkeit) aus der allgemeinen Vergleichstabelle sind ungeeignet für Sportler, Kinder, ältere und altersschwache Menschen.

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Forms

underweights, underweighting, underweighted, underweighted
Base formunderweight · to underweight
3rd person singularunderweights
Present participleunderweighting
Past simpleunderweighted
Past participleunderweighted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunderweight
he, she, itunderweights

Past simpleLesson

all personsunderweighted

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill underweight

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
underwaterA2underwayunderwearB2underwhelmunderworldunderwriteundesirable
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