underneath
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ʌndəˈniθ/, SAMPA: /Vnd@"ni:T/
- (US) IPA: /ʌndɚˈniθ/, /ʌndɚˈnið/, SAMPA: /Vnd@`"niT/, /Vnd@`"niD/
[edit] Adverb
underneath (not comparable)
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[edit] Translations
below; in a place beneath
on the underside or lower face of
[edit] Preposition
underneath
- Under, below, beneath.
- Underneath the water, all was calm.
- We flew underneath the bridge.
- We looked underneath the table.
- Under the control or power of.
- There was little freedom underneath the jackboot.
[edit] Translations
under, below, beneath
under the control or power of
[edit] Adjective
underneath (not comparable)
- Under, lower.
- You can have the underneath bunk.
[edit] Translations
under, lower
[edit] Noun
underneath (usually uncountable; plural underneaths)
- The part under or lower.
- The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.
- A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.
- 2009, Jay Trachtenberg (radio host), KUT-FM Radio, Austin, Texas, 17 Dec.:
- The underneath is music from the latest album by [...].
- 2009, Jay Trachtenberg (radio host), KUT-FM Radio, Austin, Texas, 17 Dec.:
[edit] Translations
the part under or lower
background sound track
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