| English verb: underachieve | |||
| 1. | underachieve (social) perform less well or with less success than expected | ||
| Samples | John consistently underachieves, although he is very able. My stocks underperformed last year. | ||
| Synonyms | underperform | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do, perform | ||