understate
verb (used with object)
to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms.
were understating
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past progressiveof understate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“I expected that the old estimates were understating what was actually deposited,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Cortin's truthsense said they were understating the intensity of their desire for the Protector's chief benefit.
From The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson
