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underplayun‧der‧play /ˌʌndəˈpleɪ $ -ər-/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEunderplay |
Present | I, you, we, they | underplay | | he, she, it | underplays | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | underplayed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have underplayed | | he, she, it | has underplayed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had underplayed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will underplay | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have underplayed |
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Present | I | am underplaying | | he, she, it | is underplaying | | you, we, they | are underplaying | Past | I, he, she, it | was underplaying | | you, we, they | were underplaying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been underplaying | | he, she, it | has been underplaying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been underplaying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be underplaying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been underplaying |
- Even if the latest Catholic reforms underplay the offertory ritual, it is not of itself without meaning or challenge.
- For in looking back she underplayed the impact of feminist discourses on the repeal struggle.
- For once he was underplaying his hand.
- McQueen seems to inspire Hoffman to underplay, too.
- Never underplay the Tory party's ruthlessness towards a limping leader, we were told.
- Rarely is any news story ever underplayed.
- The standard third-world prescription heavily underplays the role of private property.
- Whatever his motives, Salah was careful to underplay the contribution education might make to the emancipation and liberation of women.
to make something seem less important or less serious than it really is SYN play down OPP overplay: She underplays her achievements. |