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1. (prep.) underneath
below the surface of; directly beneath.
2. underneath
at the bottom of:
exploration underneath the sea.
3. underneath
under the control of; in a lower position than, esp. in a hierarchy of authority.
4. underneath
hidden, disguised, or misrepresented by, as a false appearance or pretense:
Underneath his bluster is a timid nature.
5. (adv.) underneath
below; at a lower level or position; on the underside.
6. (adj.) underneath
situated below or under something else; lower.
7. (n.) underneath
the bottom; underside.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE underneothan. See under , beneath)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) underneath
on the lower or downward side; on the underside of
"a chest of drawers all scratched underneath"
2. (adverb) underneath
under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath
"we could see the original painting underneath"; "a house with a good foundation underneath"
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1. (preposition) underneath
below or under
The cat is underneath the bed.; a tunnel underneath the English Channel; The mouse ran toward the sofa and disappeared underneath.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) underneath
beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil
2. underneath
under; beneath; below
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Sense: at or to a lower position (than); beneath
She was standing underneath the light; Have you looked underneath the bed?
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 Afrikaans: onder |
 Arabic: تَحْت |
 Bulgarian: долу |
 Brazilian: debaixo de |
 Czech: pod |
 German: unter |
 Danish: nedenunder; under |
 Greek: κάτω από, από κάτω |
 Spanish: bajo, debajo de |
 Estonian: all, alla |
 Farsi: زیر |
 Finnish: alla |
 French: sous, au-dessous de |
 Hebrew: תַחַת |
 Hindi: नीचे, तले |
 Croatian: ispod |
 Hungarian: alatt |
 Indonesian: di bawah |
 Icelandic: undir |
 Italian: sotto |
 Japanese: ～の下に |
 Korean: …의 바로 밑(아래, 하층)에 |
 Lithuanian: po, apačioje |
 Latvian: zem; apakšā; lejā |
 Malay: di bawah |
 Dutch: onder |
 Norwegian: under |
 Polish: pod, poniżej |
 Persian: زیر |
 Pashto: لاندې ښكته، كوز، لر، لاند |
 Portuguese: debaixo de |
 Romanian: sub, dedesubt(ul) |
 Russian: под; ниже; внизу |
 Slovak: pod |
 Slovenian: pod |
 Serbian: ispod |
 Swedish: under, inunder, nedanför |
 Thai: ภายใต้ |
 Turkish: altına, altında |
 Taiwanese: 在...之下 |
 Ukrainian: внизу; під |
 Urdu: نيچے |
 Vietnamese: dưới, bên dưới |
 Chinese: 在...之下，在…底下 |
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