Definition of underweight in English:

underweight

adjectiveʌndəˈweɪtˌəndərˈweɪt

1Below a weight considered normal or desirable.
he was thirty pounds underweight
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘We will also start a child-weighing exercise because lots of under-five children are underweight,’ said Pastor Bill.
- Many entertainment celebrities are underweight, some anorexically so.
- On examination, she was underweight (weight 2nd percentile, height 10th percentile).
- I know I shouldn't complain because I can eat what I want and not gain weight, but it's not good being underweight.
- Higher levels of protein and calories may be needed in underweight horses, but should not be fed to normal or overweight horses.
- Because he's been chronically underweight since before hitting puberty, his body is used to having to survive on unnaturally low weights, but there's a limit to how much it can take.
- She has an intense need for control and is scared of gaining weight even when extremely underweight.
- I was a geeky, scrawny, underweight kid who liked strange music and didn't fit in at all.
- Perhaps your exercise regime is too demanding, since your body mass index (height to weight ratio) suggests you're not underweight.
- A national poll of more than 2000 men asked whether they considered themselves underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese.
- People who are under-nourished will not be eating enough and be underweight because their diet will not be providing them with enough energy.
- Although being slightly underweight, outwardly Stacey appears to be just like any other 11-year-old.
- She was still rather underweight at 100 pounds, okay, very underweight, but she ate healthily, exercised a normal amount and gained a ton of self-confidence.
- In addition, research shows that teenage girls, particularly those who are underweight or dieting to lose weight, are not getting enough calcium.
- Shouldn't a GP investigate why a child is underweight, and share his or her concern with the parents?
- Since then she had been in a re-hab centre and was now considered only slightly underweight.
- A BMI under 18.5 indicates that you're underweight.
- Whether you are underweight, normally weighted or overweight, your eating solution can become a problem.
- I assume your daughter is underweight, not just thin.
- A while back my sister made an effort to gain weight; her body mass index indicated that she was underweight.
Synonyms
slim, lean, slender, rangy, willowy, svelte, sylphlike, spare, slight
2Finance
Having less investment in a particular area than is considered desirable.
the company is still underweight in Japan
Example sentencesExamples
- Earnings estimates still have to come down and as a result we are underweight in technology stocks.
- He is still underweight in technology stocks, which he considers expensive, and prefers traditional old economy businesses such as paper and steel.
- We are overweight in economy-sensitive stocks, technology, industrials and financials, and are underweight in utilities and telecoms - stock selection is becoming ever-more critical.
- Last year we were underweight lodging stocks.
- Although it recommended that investors switch to US shares, it still recommends that investors be underweight in US equities.

verb

[with object]

Apply too little weight to.
we feared the hot-air balloon had been underweighted
Example sentencesExamples
- But in the longer term there are supportive arguments for not aggressively underweighting the sector.
- In market parlance, they overweight the most recent information and underweight the information that came before.
- You might run your car underweight and then chose to put weight in different places.
- For such a strategy, an investor makes a forecast on an asset class or sector and overweights or underweights it accordingly.
- Others target specific stocks that are in an index, overweighting those they think are especially undervalued and underweighting those thought to be too dear.
- Then you would underweight technology stocks?
- The first question posed in this research asked whether individual HR managers would underweight base rate data.
- The second question posed in this study asked whether groups composed of experienced individuals underweight base rate data.
- Diving underweighted can lead to buoyant ascents at the end of the dive, so I am not advocating that everyone knocks a couple of kilos off the next time they dive.

nounˈʌndəweɪtˌəndərˈweɪt

mass noun

Insufficient weight.
thinness and underweight may be a physical quality that you and I share
Example sentencesExamples
- We used these early data together with information collected on cohort members at the age of 50 to explore the effects of childhood obesity and underweight on adult obesity and risk factors for disease.
- One in ten parents expressed some concern about underweight in normal weight children.
- They are just disqualified from the show ring because of underweight or overweight.
- Childhood undernutrition, defined as underweight or low-weight-for-age, is the leading risk factor contributing to the global burden of disease.

Rhymes

abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight

Definition of underweight in US English:

underweight

adjectiveˌəndərˈweɪtˌəndərˈwāt

1Below a weight considered normal or desirable.
he was thirty pounds underweight
Example sentencesExamples
- A BMI under 18.5 indicates that you're underweight.
- On examination, she was underweight (weight 2nd percentile, height 10th percentile).
- I assume your daughter is underweight, not just thin.
- Shouldn't a GP investigate why a child is underweight, and share his or her concern with the parents?
- Since then she had been in a re-hab centre and was now considered only slightly underweight.
- I was a geeky, scrawny, underweight kid who liked strange music and didn't fit in at all.
- A while back my sister made an effort to gain weight; her body mass index indicated that she was underweight.
- I know I shouldn't complain because I can eat what I want and not gain weight, but it's not good being underweight.
- People who are under-nourished will not be eating enough and be underweight because their diet will not be providing them with enough energy.
- Many entertainment celebrities are underweight, some anorexically so.
- Because he's been chronically underweight since before hitting puberty, his body is used to having to survive on unnaturally low weights, but there's a limit to how much it can take.
- She has an intense need for control and is scared of gaining weight even when extremely underweight.
- Whether you are underweight, normally weighted or overweight, your eating solution can become a problem.
- A national poll of more than 2000 men asked whether they considered themselves underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese.
- ‘We will also start a child-weighing exercise because lots of under-five children are underweight,’ said Pastor Bill.
- Although being slightly underweight, outwardly Stacey appears to be just like any other 11-year-old.
- Perhaps your exercise regime is too demanding, since your body mass index (height to weight ratio) suggests you're not underweight.
- Higher levels of protein and calories may be needed in underweight horses, but should not be fed to normal or overweight horses.
- In addition, research shows that teenage girls, particularly those who are underweight or dieting to lose weight, are not getting enough calcium.
- She was still rather underweight at 100 pounds, okay, very underweight, but she ate healthily, exercised a normal amount and gained a ton of self-confidence.
Synonyms
slim, lean, slender, rangy, willowy, svelte, sylphlike, spare, slight
1. 1.1Finance Having less investment in a particular area than is considered desirable or appropriate.
  the company is still underweight in Japan
  underweighted in technology
  Example sentencesExamples
  Last year we were underweight lodging stocks.
  We are overweight in economy-sensitive stocks, technology, industrials and financials, and are underweight in utilities and telecoms - stock selection is becoming ever-more critical.
  Earnings estimates still have to come down and as a result we are underweight in technology stocks.
  He is still underweight in technology stocks, which he considers expensive, and prefers traditional old economy businesses such as paper and steel.
  Although it recommended that investors switch to US shares, it still recommends that investors be underweight in US equities.

verbˌəndərˈweɪtˌəndərˈwāt

[with object]

Apply too little weight to (something)
we feared the hot-air balloon had been underweighted
figurative clinicians tend to overweight parent and underweight child information when deriving diagnoses
Example sentencesExamples
- Then you would underweight technology stocks?
- Diving underweighted can lead to buoyant ascents at the end of the dive, so I am not advocating that everyone knocks a couple of kilos off the next time they dive.
- For such a strategy, an investor makes a forecast on an asset class or sector and overweights or underweights it accordingly.
- Others target specific stocks that are in an index, overweighting those they think are especially undervalued and underweighting those thought to be too dear.
- The second question posed in this study asked whether groups composed of experienced individuals underweight base rate data.
- The first question posed in this research asked whether individual HR managers would underweight base rate data.
- But in the longer term there are supportive arguments for not aggressively underweighting the sector.
- You might run your car underweight and then chose to put weight in different places.
- In market parlance, they overweight the most recent information and underweight the information that came before.

nounˌəndərˈweɪtˌəndərˈwāt

Insufficient weight.
Example sentencesExamples
- We used these early data together with information collected on cohort members at the age of 50 to explore the effects of childhood obesity and underweight on adult obesity and risk factors for disease.
- They are just disqualified from the show ring because of underweight or overweight.
- One in ten parents expressed some concern about underweight in normal weight children.
- Childhood undernutrition, defined as underweight or low-weight-for-age, is the leading risk factor contributing to the global burden of disease.

单词	underweight
释义	Definition of underweight in English: underweight adjectiveʌndəˈweɪtˌəndərˈweɪt 1Below a weight considered normal or desirable. he was thirty pounds underweight Example sentencesExamples ‘We will also start a child-weighing exercise because lots of under-five children are underweight,’ said Pastor Bill. Many entertainment celebrities are underweight, some anorexically so. On examination, she was underweight (weight 2nd percentile, height 10th percentile). I know I shouldn't complain because I can eat what I want and not gain weight, but it's not good being underweight. Higher levels of protein and calories may be needed in underweight horses, but should not be fed to normal or overweight horses. Because he's been chronically underweight since before hitting puberty, his body is used to having to survive on unnaturally low weights, but there's a limit to how much it can take. She has an intense need for control and is scared of gaining weight even when extremely underweight. I was a geeky, scrawny, underweight kid who liked strange music and didn't fit in at all. Perhaps your exercise regime is too demanding, since your body mass index (height to weight ratio) suggests you're not underweight. A national poll of more than 2000 men asked whether they considered themselves underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. People who are under-nourished will not be eating enough and be underweight because their diet will not be providing them with enough energy. Although being slightly underweight, outwardly Stacey appears to be just like any other 11-year-old. She was still rather underweight at 100 pounds, okay, very underweight, but she ate healthily, exercised a normal amount and gained a ton of self-confidence. In addition, research shows that teenage girls, particularly those who are underweight or dieting to lose weight, are not getting enough calcium. Shouldn't a GP investigate why a child is underweight, and share his or her concern with the parents? Since then she had been in a re-hab centre and was now considered only slightly underweight. A BMI under 18.5 indicates that you're underweight. Whether you are underweight, normally weighted or overweight, your eating solution can become a problem. I assume your daughter is underweight, not just thin. A while back my sister made an effort to gain weight; her body mass index indicated that she was underweight. Synonyms slim, lean, slender, rangy, willowy, svelte, sylphlike, spare, slight 2Finance Having less investment in a particular area than is considered desirable. the company is still underweight in Japan Example sentencesExamples Earnings estimates still have to come down and as a result we are underweight in technology stocks. He is still underweight in technology stocks, which he considers expensive, and prefers traditional old economy businesses such as paper and steel. We are overweight in economy-sensitive stocks, technology, industrials and financials, and are underweight in utilities and telecoms - stock selection is becoming ever-more critical. Last year we were underweight lodging stocks. Although it recommended that investors switch to US shares, it still recommends that investors be underweight in US equities. verb [with object] Apply too little weight to. we feared the hot-air balloon had been underweighted Example sentencesExamples But in the longer term there are supportive arguments for not aggressively underweighting the sector. In market parlance, they overweight the most recent information and underweight the information that came before. You might run your car underweight and then chose to put weight in different places. For such a strategy, an investor makes a forecast on an asset class or sector and overweights or underweights it accordingly. Others target specific stocks that are in an index, overweighting those they think are especially undervalued and underweighting those thought to be too dear. Then you would underweight technology stocks? The first question posed in this research asked whether individual HR managers would underweight base rate data. The second question posed in this study asked whether groups composed of experienced individuals underweight base rate data. Diving underweighted can lead to buoyant ascents at the end of the dive, so I am not advocating that everyone knocks a couple of kilos off the next time they dive. nounˈʌndəweɪtˌəndərˈweɪt mass noun Insufficient weight. thinness and underweight may be a physical quality that you and I share Example sentencesExamples We used these early data together with information collected on cohort members at the age of 50 to explore the effects of childhood obesity and underweight on adult obesity and risk factors for disease. One in ten parents expressed some concern about underweight in normal weight children. They are just disqualified from the show ring because of underweight or overweight. Childhood undernutrition, defined as underweight or low-weight-for-age, is the leading risk factor contributing to the global burden of disease. Rhymes abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight Definition of underweight in US English: underweight adjectiveˌəndərˈweɪtˌəndərˈwāt 1Below a weight considered normal or desirable. he was thirty pounds underweight Example sentencesExamples A BMI under 18.5 indicates that you're underweight. On examination, she was underweight (weight 2nd percentile, height 10th percentile). I assume your daughter is underweight, not just thin. Shouldn't a GP investigate why a child is underweight, and share his or her concern with the parents? Since then she had been in a re-hab centre and was now considered only slightly underweight. I was a geeky, scrawny, underweight kid who liked strange music and didn't fit in at all. A while back my sister made an effort to gain weight; her body mass index indicated that she was underweight. I know I shouldn't complain because I can eat what I want and not gain weight, but it's not good being underweight. People who are under-nourished will not be eating enough and be underweight because their diet will not be providing them with enough energy. Many entertainment celebrities are underweight, some anorexically so. Because he's been chronically underweight since before hitting puberty, his body is used to having to survive on unnaturally low weights, but there's a limit to how much it can take. She has an intense need for control and is scared of gaining weight even when extremely underweight. Whether you are underweight, normally weighted or overweight, your eating solution can become a problem. A national poll of more than 2000 men asked whether they considered themselves underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. ‘We will also start a child-weighing exercise because lots of under-five children are underweight,’ said Pastor Bill. Although being slightly underweight, outwardly Stacey appears to be just like any other 11-year-old. Perhaps your exercise regime is too demanding, since your body mass index (height to weight ratio) suggests you're not underweight. Higher levels of protein and calories may be needed in underweight horses, but should not be fed to normal or overweight horses. In addition, research shows that teenage girls, particularly those who are underweight or dieting to lose weight, are not getting enough calcium. She was still rather underweight at 100 pounds, okay, very underweight, but she ate healthily, exercised a normal amount and gained a ton of self-confidence. Synonyms slim, lean, slender, rangy, willowy, svelte, sylphlike, spare, slight 1.1Finance Having less investment in a particular area than is considered desirable or appropriate. the company is still underweight in Japan underweighted in technology Example sentencesExamples Last year we were underweight lodging stocks. We are overweight in economy-sensitive stocks, technology, industrials and financials, and are underweight in utilities and telecoms - stock selection is becoming ever-more critical. Earnings estimates still have to come down and as a result we are underweight in technology stocks. He is still underweight in technology stocks, which he considers expensive, and prefers traditional old economy businesses such as paper and steel. Although it recommended that investors switch to US shares, it still recommends that investors be underweight in US equities. verbˌəndərˈweɪtˌəndərˈwāt [with object] Apply too little weight to (something) we feared the hot-air balloon had been underweighted figurative clinicians tend to overweight parent and underweight child information when deriving diagnoses Example sentencesExamples Then you would underweight technology stocks? Diving underweighted can lead to buoyant ascents at the end of the dive, so I am not advocating that everyone knocks a couple of kilos off the next time they dive. For such a strategy, an investor makes a forecast on an asset class or sector and overweights or underweights it accordingly. Others target specific stocks that are in an index, overweighting those they think are especially undervalued and underweighting those thought to be too dear. The second question posed in this study asked whether groups composed of experienced individuals underweight base rate data. The first question posed in this research asked whether individual HR managers would underweight base rate data. But in the longer term there are supportive arguments for not aggressively underweighting the sector. You might run your car underweight and then chose to put weight in different places. In market parlance, they overweight the most recent information and underweight the information that came before. nounˌəndərˈweɪtˌəndərˈwāt Insufficient weight. Example sentencesExamples We used these early data together with information collected on cohort members at the age of 50 to explore the effects of childhood obesity and underweight on adult obesity and risk factors for disease. They are just disqualified from the show ring because of underweight or overweight. One in ten parents expressed some concern about underweight in normal weight children. Childhood undernutrition, defined as underweight or low-weight-for-age, is the leading risk factor contributing to the global burden of disease.
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