Dictionary

underline en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌʌndɚˈlaɪn/ General American, alternative pronunciation of the verb
• /ˈʌndəˌlaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌʌndəˈlaɪn/ Received Pronunciation, alternative pronunciation of the verb
• /ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English line English underline From under- + line.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Passing under a railway line.
   • As to underbridges, the policy is to wait until the small underline bridges become due for renewal when they will be replaced by prestressed concrete structures. 1979 August, Michael Harris, “A line for all reasons: the North Yorkshire Moors Railway”, in Railway World, page 412:
   • Just as it was sometimes necessary to lower the road to take it beneath an underline bridge, so in this case it might be necessary to raise it. 1950, Leonora Fry, C. W. Huxtable, Get to know: British railways, page 26:
   • A minute was saved by smart working at Ipswich, but soon after came yet another delay, a 10 m.p.h. slack over an underline bridge being reconstructed between Bramford and Claydon. 1960 June, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 369:

Coordinates

undergrade · at-grade · overgrade

Relateds

asterisk and asterism · vertical bar · bullet · degree symbol · dagger · underscore · at sign · tilde · prime · ampersand · backslash · pipe · number sign

underline en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌʌndɚˈlaɪn/ General American, alternative pronunciation of the verb
• /ˈʌndəˌlaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌʌndəˈlaɪn/ Received Pronunciation, alternative pronunciation of the verb
• /ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English line English underline From under- + line.

Meanings

1. A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.
2. (uncommon) The character _.
3. (dated) An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.
4. (dated) A caption beneath a photograph (which may have more than one line of text).
   • Several readers [...] write to point out that the ex-Great Eastern 0-6-0s now classified as "J20" in the L.N.E.R. lists, no longer hold the supremacy for power among British 0-6-0 locomotives as suggested in the underline to the photograph of one of them which appeared on p. 100 of the March-April issue. 1944 May and June, “Notes and News: The Most Powerful 0-6-0”, in Railway Magazine, page 186:

Forms

Synonyms

underscore · low line

Translations (36)

ru подчёркивание (an _ character) · mi tāraro (line underneath text) · ja アンダーライン (an _ character) · sv understrykning (line underneath text) · ja 下線 (an _ character) · bg подчертаване (line underneath text) · fi alleviivaus (line underneath text) · pl podkreślnik (an _ character) · pt underline (an _ character) · id garis bawah (line underneath text) · el υπογράμμιση (line underneath text) · ca subratllat (line underneath text) · hu aláhúzásjel (an _ character) · cs podtržítko (an _ character) · ja 下線 (line underneath text) · pt sublinha (line underneath text) · de Unterstrich (an _ character) · tl salungguhit (line underneath text) · id garis bawah (an _ character) · mi tāraro (an _ character) · fr soulignement (line underneath text) · cmn 下劃線 /下划线 (an _ character) · cs podtržení (line underneath text) · pl podkreślenie (an _ character) · cs podtrhnutí (line underneath text) · ru подчёркивание (line underneath text) · sv understreck (an _ character) · pl podkreślenie (line underneath text) · gl subliñado (an _ character) · de Unterstreichung (line underneath text) · sa अधोरेखा (line underneath text) · fi alaviiva (an _ character) · hu aláhúzás (line underneath text) · cmn 下劃線 /下划线 (line underneath text) · ko 밑줄 (line underneath text) · gl subliñado (line underneath text)

underline en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌʌndɚˈlaɪn/ General American, alternative pronunciation of the verb
• /ˈʌndəˌlaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌʌndəˈlaɪn/ Received Pronunciation, alternative pronunciation of the verb
• /ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English line English underline From under- + line.

Meanings

1. To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis.
   • underline the important words in the text
2. (figuratively) To emphasise or stress something.
   • The Midlanders will hope the victory will kickstart a campaign that looked to have hit the buffers, but the sense of trepidation enveloping the Reebok Stadium heading into the new year underlines the seriousness of the predicament facing Owen Coyle's men. 2011 December 10, Marc Higginson, “Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBCSport:
3. (figuratively, obsolete) To influence secretly.
   • By mere chance in appearance, though underlined with a providence, they had a full light of the infanta. 1642, Henry Wotton, The Life and Death of the Duke of Buckingham:

Forms

Coordinates

boldface · italicize · strike through · embolden · bold

Deriveds

underlinement · underliner · underlinable

Synonyms

underscore

Translations (70)

yi אונטערשטרײַכן (to draw an underline) · hu nyomatékosít (to emphasise or stress something) · lb ënnersträichen (to emphasise or stress something) · ca sotalinear (to emphasise or stress something) · es subrayar (to emphasise or stress something) · pl podkreślać (to emphasise or stress something) · fr attirer l’attention (to emphasise or stress something) · fi alleviivata (to draw an underline) · gl subliñar (to emphasise or stress something) · eo substreki (to draw an underline) · de unterstreichen (to draw an underline) · ru подчёркивать (to draw an underline) · pt sublinhar (to draw an underline) · sv betona (to emphasise or stress something) · tl salungguhitan (to draw an underline) · sv understryka (to emphasise or stress something) · lb ënnersträichen (to draw an underline) · da understrege (to emphasise or stress something) · id menggarisbawahi (to draw an underline) · vi gạch đít (to draw an underline) · nl onderstrepen (to emphasise or stress something) · sv stryka under (to draw an underline) · kw islinya (to draw an underline) · uk підкре́слювати (to draw an underline) · fi alleviivata (to emphasise or stress something) · fr souligner (to emphasise or stress something) · bg подчертавам (to draw an underline) · sv understryka (to draw an underline) · kk баса айту (to emphasise or stress something) · yi אונטערשטרײַכן (to emphasise or stress something) · es subrayar (to draw an underline) · hu hangsúlyoz (to emphasise or stress something) · da understrege (to draw an underline) · nl onderlijnen (to draw an underline) · it sottolineare (to draw an underline) · hu aláhúz (to draw an underline) · ru подчеркну́ть (to draw an underline) · bg наблягам (to emphasise or stress something) · tr altını çizmek (to draw an underline) · pt sublinhar (to emphasise or stress something) · nl onderstrepen (to draw an underline) · uk підкре́слити (to emphasise or stress something) · nl onderlijnen (to emphasise or stress something) · ast sorrayar (to draw an underline) · fr souligner (to draw an underline) · uk підкре́слювати (to emphasise or stress something) · pl podkreślić (to draw an underline) · el υπογραμμίζω (to draw an underline) · cs podtrhnout (to draw an underline) · pl podkreślać (to draw an underline) · scn suttaliniari (to draw an underline) · hy ընդգծել (to emphasise or stress something) · kw islinya (to emphasise or stress something) · de unterstreichen (to emphasise or stress something) · tr altını çizmek (to emphasise or stress something) · pl podkreślić (to emphasise or stress something) · ru подчёркивать (to emphasise or stress something) · gl subliñar (to draw an underline) · ca sotalinear (to draw an underline) · vi gạch dưới (to draw an underline) · nl benadrukken (to emphasise or stress something) · ca subratllar (to emphasise or stress something) · mi tāraro (to draw an underline) · ru подчеркну́ть (to emphasise or stress something) · ca subratllar (to draw an underline) · kk баса көрсету (to emphasise or stress something) · hy ընդգծել (to draw an underline) · uk підкре́слити (to draw an underline) · vi gạch chân (to draw an underline) · it sottolineare (to emphasise or stress something)