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   un·der

   /ˈəndər/

   preposition

   • 1. extending or directly below: "the streams that ran under the melting glaciers"
   • ▪ below (something covering or protecting): "under several feet of water" Similar beneathbelowunderneathat the foot/bottom offlooded byimmersed insubmerged bysunk inengulfed byinundated bydrowned byOpposite aboveoverabove
   • 2. at a lower level than: "the room under his study"
   • ▪ behind (a physical surface): "it was written on the new canvas under a gluey coating"
   • ▪ behind or hidden behind (an appearance or disguise): "he had a deep sense of fun under his quiet exterior"
   • ▪ lower in grade or rank than: "under him in the hierarchy" Similar subordinate tojunior toinferior tosecondary tosubservient toreporting toanswerable toresponsible tosubject tocontrolled byat the mercy ofunder the heel ofOpposite aboveover
   • 3. lower than (a specified amount, rate, norm, or age): "they averaged just under 2.8 percent" Similar less thanlower thansmaller thannot so much asnot as much asbelowinformal:shy ofOpposite more thanover
   • 4. controlled, managed, or governed by: "the country is now under martial law"
   • ▪ during (a specified time period, reign, or administration): "it occurred under the pontificate of Paul II"
   • ▪ as a reaction to or undergoing the pressure of (something): "the sofa creaked under his weight"
   • ▪ as provided for by the rules of; in accordance with: "flowers supplied under contract by a local florist"
   • ▪ used to express grouping or classification: "file it under “lost”"
   • ▪ within the environment of (a particular operating system): "the program runs under DOS"
   • 5. undergoing (a process): "under construction" Similar undergoingin the process ofreceiving
   • ▪ in an existent state of: "children living under difficult circumstances" Similar subject toliable tobound bycontrolled byconstrained byunder the control ofat the mercy of
   • ▪ planted with: "fields under wheat"

   adverb

   • 1. extending or directly below something: "weaving the body through the crossbars, over and under, over and under"
   • 2. under water: "he was floating for some time but suddenly went under"

   adjective

   • 1. denoting the lowest part or surface of something; on the underside: "the under part of the shell is concave"
   • 2. unconscious, typically as a result of general anesthesia: "the operation was quick—she was only under for 15 minutes"

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch onder and German unter.

   Derivatives

   • 1. undermost adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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