# underrate

**Pronunciation:** UNDERRATE

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** verb

## Meaning

underrate means (transitive) To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

## Examples

- The lesson showed how to underrate in a natural sentence.
- Check who or what will underrate before translating the verb.
- The example helped students understand when to underrate.

## Common patterns

- to underrate — Use the infinitive form when naming the action. — The lesson showed when to underrate.
- underrate in context — Check the sentence to see who does the action. — We studied how underrate works in context.

## Collocations

- try to underrate — They will try to underrate after practice.
- learn to underrate — Students learn to underrate by seeing examples.

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