UNDERNEATH Definition & Meaning

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underneath

[ uhn-der-neeth, -neeth ]

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preposition

below the surface or level of; directly or vertically beneath; at or on the bottom of.
under the control of; in a lower position in a hierarchy of authority:
Underneath the department heads are the junior executives.
hidden, disguised, or misrepresented, as by a false appearance or pretense:
Underneath his bluster is a timid nature.

adverb

below; at a lower level or position; on the underside.

adjective

lower; situated below or under.

noun

the bottom; underside; lowest part.

underneath

/ ˌʌ�Ի�əˈ�Ծ�ːθ /

preposition

under; beneath

adjective

lower

noun

a lower part, surface, etc

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of underneath¹

before 900; Middle English undernethe, Old English underneothan. See under, beneath

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of underneath¹

Old English underneothan, from under + neothan below; related to Old Danish underneden; see beneath

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Last year, the Houthi rebels in Yemen were accused of cutting three cables underneath the Red Sea.

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The papers were piled up against a wall in a black bag and "in the road, underneath cars, spread all the way up the road".

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"Some trusts put a lot of effort into how they can present the best picture of themselves, and much less effort into whether they're actually making improvements underneath," he said.

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An emphatic period punctuates the sentence and each school’s logo is printed underneath.

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"I climbed from underneath that house, in mud and slop, and said to myself: 'I'm going to do something in my life, I'm not a thief.'"

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