undershoot
verb (used with object)
to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
have undershot
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present perfectof undershoot.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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China's economic surprises index shows just how much recent data have undershot analysts' expectations - it is deeply negative, tumbling fast, and at its lowest in six months.
From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023
Japan's economic data have undershot forecasts recently - Citi's Japanese economic surprises index is now negative and the lowest in four months.
From Reuters ● May 16, 2023
In reality, we have undershot that level most years over the past several decades.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2023
“There are many reasons to suspect that we may have undershot the true values,” Harrison G. Pope Jr., one of the authors, said in a telephone interview.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2017
They point to the encouragingly low repossession rates, which have undershot all forecasts.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2010
