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.
will understate
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future tenseof understate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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But if they are broadening into something more persistent, the trimmed mean will understate inflation, possibly by a lot.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
The concern is that the reluctance to plan for smaller gains will understate the scale of the potential time bomb facing America's government and corporate pension plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2010
For fear of being thought to swagger, an Englishman will understate his case.
From Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front by Mary Roberts Rinehart
