0 to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is: --
She believes the research understates the amount of discrimination women suffer.
1 to say that the amount or importance of something is less than it really is: --
2 to give an amount as less than it really is: --
The company's conservative accounting methods mean that results are actually understated.
3 to make something seem less serious or important than it really is: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.