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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnderreach
/ˌʌndərˈriːtʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To fail to reach or attain a desired level or standard.
"The project underreached its funding goals, resulting in a scaled-back launch." - 2
To extend or reach insufficiently.
"His efforts underreached the expectations set by the committee."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'underreach' is derived from the prefix 'under-' meaning below or insufficient, combined with 'reach', which comes from Old English 'ræcan', meaning to stretch out or extend. The word has evolved to describe a failure to reach a desired or necessary level or standard.
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Sous-atteindre
Transliteration: suːz a.tɛ̃dʁ
"Le projet a sous-atteint ses objectifs de financement."
Unterreichen
Transliteration: ʊntəˈʁaɪ̯çən
"Das Projekt hat seine Finanzierungsziele unterreicht."
Sottoraggiungere
Transliteration: sottoˈraʤunɡere
"Il progetto ha sottoraggiunto i suoi obiettivi di finanziamento."
Subalcanzar
Transliteration: subalˈkanθar
"El proyecto subalcanzó sus metas de financiación."
Subalcançar
Transliteration: subawˈkɐ̃saʁ
"O projeto subalcançou suas metas de financiamento."
कम पहुँचाना
Transliteration: kam pahunchana
"परियोजना ने अपने वित्तीय लक्ष्यों को कम पहुँचाया।"
未达到
Transliteration: wèi dádào
"该项目未达到其融资目标。"
미달하다
Transliteration: midalhada
"프로젝트는 자금 목표에 미달했다."
未達成
Transliteration: mitassei
"プロジェクトは資金目標を未達成でした。"
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