underfund

underfund

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English fund
English underfund

    From under- + fund.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

    underfund (third-person singular simple present underfunds, present participle underfunding, simple past and past participle underfunded)

    1. To provide insufficient funds (for).

    Swedish

    Adverb

    underfund

    1. to understand
      Jag har inte riktigt kommit underfund med hur man startar den här maskinen
      I have not really understood how to start this machine.

    Usage notes

    • Chiefly in the expression "komma underfund med", see komma, med
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