How to pronounce“understate”in English
party to lead. So, on that note, Ava, with all of this going swirling around, there's an awful lot going on globally. I don't need to
understate that. How can Sir Keir Starmer lead a country? How can he be Prime Minister when all of this overshadows everything that he does?
Well, perhaps it might be sensible for the Prime Minister rule to rule himself out of any potential leadership contest. You know, one thing that Starmer is very
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Definitions of “understate”
To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
“To call this decision a calculated bet understates the risk; it is a Hail Mary pass.”
To state (something) with an intentional lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
“She is the queen of understatement: she understated her critique masterfully.”
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