Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to underexplain
Participle: underexplained
Gerund: underexplaining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | underexplain |
| you | underexplain |
| he;she;it | underexplains |
| we | underexplain |
| you | underexplain |
| they | underexplain |
Perfect
| I | have underexplained |
| you | have underexplained |
| he;she;it | has underexplained |
| we | have underexplained |
| you | have underexplained |
| they | have underexplained |
Past
| I | underexplained |
| you | underexplained |
| he;she;it | underexplained |
| we | underexplained |
| you | underexplained |
| they | underexplained |
Pluperfect
| I | had underexplained |
| you | had underexplained |
| he;she;it | had underexplained |
| we | had underexplained |
| you | had underexplained |
| they | had underexplained |
Future
| I | will underexplain |
| you | will underexplain |
| he;she;it | will underexplain |
| we | will underexplain |
| you | will underexplain |
| they | will underexplain |
Future Perfect
| I | will have underexplained |
| you | will have underexplained |
| he;she;it | will have underexplained |
| we | will have underexplained |
| you | will have underexplained |
| they | will have underexplained |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | underexplain |
| you | underexplain |
| he;she;it | underexplain |
| we | underexplain |
| you | underexplain |
| they | underexplain |
Perfect
| I | have underexplained |
| you | have underexplained |
| he;she;it | have underexplained |
| we | have underexplained |
| you | have underexplained |
| they | have underexplained |
Imperfect
| I | underexplained |
| you | underexplained |
| he;she;it | underexplained |
| we | underexplained |
| you | underexplained |
| they | underexplained |
Pluperfect
| I | had underexplained |
| you | had underexplained |
| he;she;it | had underexplained |
| we | had underexplained |
| you | had underexplained |
| they | had underexplained |
Conditional
Present
| I | would underexplain |
| you | would underexplain |
| he;she;it | would underexplain |
| we | would underexplain |
| you | would underexplain |
| they | would underexplain |
Perfect
| I | would have underexplained |
| you | would have underexplained |
| he;she;it | would have underexplained |
| we | would have underexplained |
| you | would have underexplained |
| they | would have underexplained |
Imperative
| you | underexplain |
| we | Let's underexplain |
| you | underexplain |
Verbs conjugated like 'underexplain'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'underexplain'
underexploit,
overexplain,
underplan,
re-explain,
reexplain,
underclaim,
underdrain,
underearn,
underexpose,
underexpress,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
4. Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
5. Proto-Indo-European *-ér
6. Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
7. Proto-Germanic *under
8. Proto-West Germanic *undar
9. Old English under-
10. Middle English under-
11. English under-
12. English explain
13. English underexplain
14. From under- + explain.
Sample Sentences
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Then again, overexplaining is better than underexplaining. [2009 January 4, Peter Keepnews, “A Love Supreme”, in New York Times:]