To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
Infinitiveunderstate
Past simpleunderstated
Past participleunderstated
-ing formunderstating
Full conjugation of the English verb to understate (past simple understated,
past participle understated):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
understate
you
understate
he/she/it
understates
we
understate
you
understate
they
understate
Present continuous
I
am understating
you
are understating
he/she/it
is understating
we
are understating
you
are understating
they
are understating
Present perfect
I
have understated
you
have understated
he/she/it
has understated
we
have understated
you
have understated
they
have understated
Present perfect continuous
I
have been understating
you
have been understating
he/she/it
has been understating
we
have been understating
you
have been understating
they
have been understating
Past simple
I
understated
you
understated
he/she/it
understated
we
understated
you
understated
they
understated
Past continuous
I
was understating
you
were understating
he/she/it
was understating
we
were understating
you
were understating
they
were understating
Past perfect
I
had understated
you
had understated
he/she/it
had understated
we
had understated
you
had understated
they
had understated
Past perfect continuous
I
had been understating
you
had been understating
he/she/it
had been understating
we
had been understating
you
had been understating
they
had been understating
Future simple
I
will understate
you
will understate
he/she/it
will understate
we
will understate
you
will understate
they
will understate
Future continuous
I
will be understating
you
will be understating
he/she/it
will be understating
we
will be understating
you
will be understating
they
will be understating
Future perfect
I
will have understated
you
will have understated
he/she/it
will have understated
we
will have understated
you
will have understated
they
will have understated
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been understating
you
will have been understating
he/she/it
will have been understating
we
will have been understating
you
will have been understating
they
will have been understating
Conditional
Present
I
would understate
you
would understate
he/she/it
would understate
we
would understate
you
would understate
they
would understate
Present continuous
I
would be understating
you
would be understating
he/she/it
would be understating
we
would be understating
you
would be understating
they
would be understating
Perfect
I
would have understated
you
would have understated
he/she/it
would have understated
we
would have understated
you
would have understated
they
would have understated
Perfect continuous
I
would have been understating
you
would have been understating
he/she/it
would have been understating
we
would have been understating
you
would have been understating
they
would have been understating
Subjunctive
Present
that I
understate
that you
understate
that he/she/it
understate
that we
understate
that you
understate
that they
understate
Past
if I
understated
if you
understated
if he/she/it
understated
if we
understated
if you
understated
if they
understated
Imperative
Affirmative
you
understate
we
let's understate
Negative
you
don't understate
we
let's not understate
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to understate
Perfect infinitive
to have understated
Present participle / gerund
understating
Past participle
understated
Conjugations: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), adapted, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.