English

Verb

underget ‎(third-person singular simple present undergets, present participle undergetting, simple past undergot, past participle undergotten)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To understand; perceive.
2. (transitive) To receive; undertake; get at; find out.
   • 1993, A.R. Genazzani, G. D'Ambrogi, Current Investigations in Gynecology and Obstetrics:

     Before treatment all subjects underget a mammography and blood samples were taken to value hepatic funtionality, lipidic and aemocoagulative patterns.

   • 1998, John William Van Zee, T. F. Fuller, Electrochemical Society. Industrial Electrolysis and Electrochemical Engineering Division, Advances in mathematical modeling and simulation of electrochemical process:

     Data were calculated by common statistical procedure (Excel 5.0 for Windows, LINEST) and underget by Inductive Regressive Analysis (3).

3. (transitive) To get less than expected or due.
   • 1885, Edmund B. Ivatts, Railway management at stations:

     Some companies hold their clerks responsible to account for the actual amount of the fares on tickets sold, and ignore the question of overgot and undergot money.

   • 1923, Charles Vickers, Metals and their alloys:

     Those that underpay, underget.

Derived terms

• undergetting