What does underneath mean?
Definitions for underneath
ˌʌn dərˈniθ, -ˈniðun·der·neath
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word underneath.
Princeton's WordNet
underneath(adverb)
on the lower or downward side; on the underside of
"a chest of drawers all scratched underneath"
underneath(adverb)
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"
Wiktionary
underneath(Noun)
The part under or lower.
The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.
Etymology: underneoþan, ultimately from
underneath(Noun)
A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.
Etymology: underneoþan, ultimately from
underneath(Adverb)
On the underside or lower face of.
Etymology: underneoþan, ultimately from
underneath(Adverb)
Below; in a place beneath.
Etymology: underneoþan, ultimately from
underneath(Adjective)
Under, lower.
You can have the underneath bunk.
Etymology: underneoþan, ultimately from
underneath(Preposition)
Under, below, beneath.
Etymology: underneoþan, ultimately from
underneath(Preposition)
Under the control or power of.
There was little freedom underneath the jackboot.
Etymology: underneoþan, ultimately from
Webster Dictionary
Underneath(adverb)
beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil
Underneath
under; beneath; below
Freebase
Underneath
Underneath is the sixth album by American pop rock group Hanson. It was released in 2004 by 3CG Records. It is the band's first release on their own independent record label.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Underneath
un-dėr-nēth′, adv. beneath: below: in a lower place.—prep. under: beneath.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'underneath' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2154
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of underneath in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of underneath in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of underneath in a Sentence
And I also want to twirl underneath legs!
Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.
The AIDS epidemic has rolled back a big rotting log and revealed all the squirming life underneath it, since it involves, all at once, the main themes of our existence sex, death, power, money, love, hate, disease and panic. No American phenomenon has been so compelling since the Vietnam War.
We suspect the hills may have been pushed up from underneath along the cracks.
For the villainy of the world is great, and a man has to run his legs off to keep them from being stolen out fom underneath him.
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- تحتهArabic
- sotaCatalan, Valencian
- underDanish
- unten, unterhalb, darunterGerman
- κάτω απόGreek
- subeEsperanto
- bajos, bajo, por debajo, abajo, debajoSpanish
- alempi, alapuolelta, alla, tunnussävel, alaisuus, alapuoli, alapuolella, alapuolinen, alle, alapuolelle, alta, tunnari, alaosa, ala-Finnish
- sous, dessous, en dessous, d'en dessous, du dessousFrench
- thíosIrish
- alattHungarian
- տակըArmenian
- di bawahIndonesian
- sottoItalian
- ಕೆಳಗೆKannada
- subterLatin
- onderDutch
- underNorwegian
- pod, dół, spódPolish
- abaixoPortuguese
- subRomanian
- под, нижняя сторонаRussian
- undertillSwedish
- ภายใต้Thai
- alt, altında, emri altında, altı, alt kısmıTurkish
- 下Chinese
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