Verb
(third-person singular simple present underseeks, present participle underseeking, simple past and past participle undersought)
- To examine; explore; investigate.
- To spend too little time or effort in seeking.
Origin
From Middle English underseken, onderseken (also undersechen), from Old English undersēcan (“to investigate, examine”), equivalent to under- + seek. Cognate with Dutch onderzoeken (“to investigate, probe, examine”), German untersuchen (“to examine, investigate, explore”).
