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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnderused
/ˌʌn.dɚˈjuːzd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Not used as much as possible or needed; exploited or employed less than its full capacity.
"The community center has an underused gymnasium that the local youth would love to occupy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'under-' meaning 'insufficiently' combined with the past participle of 'use', which traces back via Old French 'user' to the Latin 'usus' meaning 'to use or enjoy'. The compound verb form emerged in the late 19th century, subsequently evolving into the adjectival form to describe resources, capacities, or objects not utilized to their full potential.
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sous-utilisé
Transliteration: /su.u.ti.li.ze/
"Cette salle de sport est souvent sous-utilisée pendant la journée."
unterを活用
Transliteration: /ˈʊntɐˌɡeːtzt/ (unter genutzt)
Script: untergenutzt
"Dieses Gebäude bleibt im Winter völlig untergenutzt."
sotto utilizzato
Transliteration: /ˌsotto uttiʎˈlizzato/
Script: sottoutilizzato
"Il potenziale di questa tecnologia è ancora sottoutilizzato."
subutilizado
Transliteration: /suβutiliˈsaðo/
"Hay un espacio subutilizado detrás del edificio principal."
subutilizado
Transliteration: /subutiliˈzadu/
"Este recurso natural continua subutilizado pela indústria local."
कम उपयोग किया हुआ
Transliteration: kam upayog kiya hua
"यह खेल का मैदान आजकल बहुत कम उपयोग किया हुआ है।"
未充分利用的
Transliteration: wèi chōngfèn lìyòng de
"这笔资金仍然是一个未充分利用的资源。"
활용되지 않는
Transliteration: hwaryongdoji anneun
"그 시설은 현재 제대로 활용되지 않는 상태입니다."
活用しきれていない
Transliteration: katsuyō shi kire te i nai
"このシステムはまだ十分に活用しきれていない。"
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