underperform
gb/ˈʌndɚpɚfˌɔɹm/ us/ˈʌndɚpɚfˌɔɹm/
B2
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Verb
B2
action
1
perform below expectations
to not do as well as people expected or as well as you could
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone/something] underperforms; underperform in/on [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not use it simply to mean “perform” or “work less.” It means the result or performance is worse than expected.
Sinonime
fall short (common phrase meaning to fail to reach the expected standard)
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disappoint (emphasizes the negative reaction caused by poor results)
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do poorly (simpler and more general)
Antonime
overperform (to do better than expected or better than a benchmark)
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excel (to do extremely well)
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meet expectations (to achieve the expected standard, not below it)
Colocații
consistently underperform
|badly underperform
|continue to underperform
|underperform in school
|underperform at work
|underperform on tests
|underperform expectations
|underperform compared with peers
Teme
work
|education
|sports
|performance
Exemple
- The team underperformed all season despite having several talented players.
- Students often underperform on exams when they are anxious or tired.
- The new product underperformed because it was too expensive for most customers.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I studied a lot, but I underperformed on the test.
- The team underperformed this year.
Verb
business
C1
relation
2
do worse than a benchmark
to do worse than something you are compared with, especially in business or finance
Tipar de utilizare:
[company/asset/fund] underperforms [benchmark/market/competitor]
Greșeală frecventă:
In finance, the object is often the comparison point: “The fund underperformed the market,” not “underperformed than the market.”
Sinonime
lag (emphasizes being behind others or a benchmark)
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trail (often used for being behind in rankings or results)
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do worse than (plain, general wording)
Antonime
outperform (to achieve better results or returns than a benchmark)
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beat (informal/business term for doing better than a target or comparison)
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exceed (to go beyond a standard, target, or expectation)
Colocații
underperform the market
|underperform the index
|underperform a benchmark
|underperform rivals
|underperform peers
|shares underperformed
|stocks underperformed
|funds underperformed
|underperform the sector
Teme
business
|finance
|markets
|comparison
Exemple
- The fund underperformed the S&P 500 for the third year in a row.
- Retail stocks underperformed the broader market after weak holiday sales.
- Our European division underperformed its main competitors last quarter.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The stock underperformed the market.
- The company underperformed its rivals.
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Forma de dicționar
underperform
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GB/ˈʌndɚpɚfˌɔɹm/
US/ˈʌndɚpɚfˌɔɹm/
Silabe și accent
un - der - per - form (4 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (un)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: underperform
- 3rd Person Singular: underperforms
- Present Participle: underperforming
- Past: underperformed
- Past Participle: underperformed
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