English Explanatory Dictionary

underpromise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To promise less than one expects to do.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underpromise.wav

Word forms

underpromise underpromises underpromising underpromised

Etymology

From under- + promise.

Derived words

underpromise and overdeliver
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