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underneath en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ (Canada)
• /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ (US)
• (UK) audio
• /ˌʌndɚˈnið/ (US)
• /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Under, lower.
   • The underneath part is harder to reach.
   • You can have the underneath bunk.
   • The mess in the kitchen was one thing. The way the place smelled was another—some sort of chemistry-lab stink on top, some other smell underneath it. He was afraid the underneath smell might be blood. 1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger:

Deriveds

underneathness

Translations (11)

fi alapuolinen (under, lower) · fi alempi (under, lower) · fi ala- (under, lower) · fr d'en dessous (under, lower) · tr alt kısmı (under, lower) · hi नीचे (under, lower) · ota آشاغی (under, lower) · fr du dessous (under, lower) · bg долен (under, lower) · tr altı (under, lower) · cic nota' (under, lower)

underneath en · ADP

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ (Canada)
• /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ (US)
• (UK) audio
• /ˌʌndɚˈnið/ (US)
• /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath.

Meanings

1. Under, below, beneath.
   • Underneath the water, all was calm.
   • We flew underneath the bridge.
   • We looked underneath the table.
2. Under the control or power of.
   • There was little freedom underneath the Nazi jackboot.

Deriveds

underneath one's breath · get underneath someone's skin · underneath the hood

Translations (34)

fi alaisuudessa (under the control or power of) · la sub (under, below, beneath) · fi alla (under the control or power of) · fi alapuolelta (under, below, beneath) · fi alapuolella (under, below, beneath) · ru под (under the control or power of) · bg под (under, below, beneath) · ar أَسْفَل (under, below, beneath) · fi alta (under, below, beneath) · txb ñor (under, below, beneath) · ca sota (under the control or power of) · pt sob (under the control or power of) · cic nota' (under, below, beneath) · fi alle (under, below, beneath) · pt por baixo (under, below, beneath) · pl pod (under, below, beneath) · ru под (under, below, beneath) · hi नीचे (under, below, beneath) · tr emri altında (under the control or power of) · tr alt (under, below, beneath) · fr en dessous (under, below, beneath) · fr sous (under, below, beneath) · fi alapuolelle (under, below, beneath) · ca sota (under, below, beneath) · cs pod (under, below, beneath) · fr sous (under the control or power of) · es bajo (under, below, beneath) · fi alla (under, below, beneath) · fr dessous (under, below, beneath) · ga faoi bhun (under, below, beneath) · de unterhalb (under, below, beneath) · cs vespod (under the control or power of) · es bajo (under the control or power of) · ar تَحْت (under, below, beneath)

underneath en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ (Canada)
• /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ (US)
• (UK) audio
• /ˌʌndɚˈnið/ (US)
• /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Below; in a place beneath.
   • connected with it underneath, you see a very fine hair-spring. 1825, Isaac Taylor, Scenes of British Wealth: In Produce, Manufactures, and Commerce, for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry At-home Travellers:
   • I lifted up the pile of clothes, and underneath, on the floor, was a dark red stain.
   • I can't take my sweater off: I amn't wearing anything else on underneath.
2. (not-comparable) On the underside or lower face.
   • No insects exhibit, like them, what may be termed four net-work eyes. It is very easy to perceive them in looking at the animal from above, and then examining it underneath 1832, Georges Cuvier, translated by Edward Griffith, edited by Georges Cuvier, Edward Pidgeon, and Edward Griffith, The Animal Kingdom: Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization, volume 14, published 2012, →ISBN:

Translations (44)

ar تَحْت (below; in a place beneath) · nv biyaadi (below; in a place beneath) · gml dāle (on the underside or lower face of) · bg долу (below; in a place beneath) · xfa ifra (ifra) (below; in a place beneath) · fi alla (below; in a place beneath) · cic nota' (below; in a place beneath) · ar أَسْفَل (below; in a place beneath) · nv bitłʼáahgi (below; in a place beneath) · fi alla (on the underside or lower face of) · ca sota (below; in a place beneath) · la subtus (below; in a place beneath) · ccc yajkana (below; in a place beneath) · ota آشاغی (below; in a place beneath) · la subter (below; in a place beneath) · nv bitłʼáahdi (below; in a place beneath) · eo malsupre (below; in a place beneath) · pl pod spodem (below; in a place beneath) · gml under (on the underside or lower face of) · cic nota' (on the underside or lower face of) · pt abaixo (below; in a place beneath) · tr altında (below; in a place beneath) · ar أَسْفَل (on the underside or lower face of) · gml nēden (on the underside or lower face of) · de unten (on the underside or lower face of) · fr dessous (below; in a place beneath) · nv biyaagi (below; in a place beneath) · es abajo (below; in a place beneath) · ar تَحْت (on the underside or lower face of) · ro sub (below; in a place beneath) · de unten (below; in a place beneath) · hu alatt (on the underside or lower face of) · pl pod spodem (on the underside or lower face of) · bg отдолу (on the underside or lower face of) · es por debajo (on the underside or lower face of) · sh pod (below; in a place beneath) · sh ispod (below; in a place beneath) · gml undene (on the underside or lower face of) · fi alapuolella (below; in a place beneath) · ca sota (on the underside or lower face of) · tr altı (below; in a place beneath) · fi alapuolella (on the underside or lower face of) · ga ar íochtar (below; in a place beneath) · hu alatt (below; in a place beneath)

underneath en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ (Canada)
• /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ (US)
• (UK) audio
• /ˌʌndɚˈnið/ (US)
• /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The bottom of something.
   • The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.
   • Nawnim yelped, heaved away, struck his head on the underneath of the bed, and rolled into view bawling. 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter V, in Capricornia, page 64:
   • It was a monolith of a golden color, opening at its base on to a cavern: its underneath was hollowed out by water. 2002, Mary Ann Caws, Surrealist Painters and Poets: An Anthology, page 229:
   • I have been looking for an underneath I couldn't see. 2010, Molly Brodak, A Little Middle of the Night, page 13:
   • they harden up a little as they cool, and they should be damp within; that's what makes them chewy, so don't worry that the underneaths of the macaroons look sticky. 2011, Nigella Lawson, Nigella Express: Good Food Fast:
2. (uncountable, usually) A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.
   • The underneath is music from the latest album by …. 2009, Jay Trachtenberg (radio host), KUT-FM Radio, Austin, Texas, 17 Dec.

Forms

Translations (12)

fi alapuoli (the part under or lower) · fi alaosa (the part under or lower) · tr altı (the part under or lower) · pl dół (the part under or lower) · hi निचला (the part under or lower) · fi tunnari (background sound track) · pl spód (the part under or lower) · ota آشاغی (the part under or lower) · fr dessous (the part under or lower) · fi tunnussävel (background sound track) · es bajos (the part under or lower) · ru ни́жняя сторона́ (the part under or lower)