underachieve
🇺🇸
/ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːv/
🇬🇧
/ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːv/
verb
R
to not perform as well as you are capable of, particularly in an academic setting
She believes her son is underachieving at school because he's not interested in the subjects.
translation
to not perform as well as you are capable of, particularly in an academic setting
Word Forms
3rd Present
underachieves
Past
underachieved
Perfect
underachieved
Progressive
underachieving