Dictionary

underscore en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈʌn.dɚˌskoɹ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈʌn.dəˌskɔː(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From under- + score.

Meanings

1. A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.
   • He walks into the house and picks up a pen. The thought he has is a brilliant idea. He must write it down. Only two words need to be written. The underscore adds importance. / BOUNTY HUNTER 2007, Richard D. Ondo, “Used Cars in West Virginia”, in A Third Cell in America: A Novel, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 15:
2. A piece of background music.

Forms

Synonyms

underline · low line

Translations (56)

ja アンダースコア (an underline) · tr alt tire (an underline) · sk podčiarknutie (an underline) · es barra baja (an underline) · ga fostríoc (an underline) · fr tiret bas (an underline) · hu háttérzene (background music) · de Grundstrich (an underline) · ta அடிக்கீறு (an underline) · de Unterstrich (an underline) · ko 밑줄 문자 (an underline) · cs podtržítko (an underline) · be падкрэ́сліванне (an underline) · eo substreko (an underline) · hu aláhúzásjel (an underline) · pl podkreślenie (an underline) · it musica di sottofondo (background music) · mi ahungarua (an underline) · ta அடிக்கோடு (an underline) · de Unterstreichung (an underline) · sk podčiarkovník (an underline) · fi alaviiva (an underline) · ko 언더바 (an underline) · pl podłoga (an underline) · mk подвлеку́вање (an underline) · ja アンダーバー (an underline) · pt sublinha (an underline) · fr tiret du 8 (an underline) · fi taustakappale (background music) · fr blanc souligné (an underline) · cmn 下橫線 /下横线 (an underline) · sv bakgrundsmusik (background music) · sk podjebník (an underline) · sv understreck (an underline) · el υπογράμμιση (an underline) · ru подчёркивание (an underline) · pt underline (an underline) · da bundstreg (an underline) · ka ქვეტირე (an underline) · is undirstrik (an underline) · it trattino m basso (an underline) · bg подчерта́ване (an underline) · sl podčrtaj (an underline) · nl underscore (an underline) · tr alt çizgi (an underline) · it sottofondo m musicale (background music) · id underscore (an underline) · es guion bajo (an underline) · fr souligné (an underline) · fr sous-tiret (an underline) · mk до́лна цр́та (an underline) · uk підкре́слення (an underline) · pl podkreślnik (an underline) · pt travessão (an underline) · hu aláhúzás (an underline) · ca guió baix (an underline)

underscore en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈʌn.dɚˌskoɹ/ (General-American)
• /ˌʌn.dɚˈskɔɹ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈʌn.dəˌskɔː(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌʌn.dəˈskɔː(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From under- + score.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To underline; to mark a line beneath text.
   • By convention, Rubyists usually underscore their method names. 2011, Matt Aimonetti, MacRuby: The Definitive Guide: Ruby and Cocoa on OS X, page 14:
2. (transitive) To emphasize or draw attention to.
   • I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting.
   • Not trusting filmgoers to catch the drift, Ms. Coppola underscores the women’s attempts to gussy up with snippets of arch dialogue. 2017 June 30, Ruth La Ferla, “In ‘The Beguiled,’ Pretty Confections Whipped Up to Seduce”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2018:
   • Biden on Monday unveiled new measures to tackle antisemitism on college campuses and senior officials underscored the need to combat anti-Jewish hate. 2023 October 31, Stephen Collinson, “A new wave of antisemitism threatens to rock an already unstable world”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2024:
   • The tale thus underscores in expressive form the semiparadoxical fact that traders can lie by telling the truth. 1986, Richard Bauman, Story, Performance, and Event: Contextual Studies of Oral Narrative:

Forms

Deriveds

underscorer

Relateds

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

Translations (39)

ta அடிக்கோடிடு (to underline) · de unterstreichen (to emphasize) · fr souligner (to emphasize) · hu kiemel (to emphasize) · el υπογραμμίζω (to emphasize) · ga líne a chur faoi (to underline) · pt sublinhar (to underline) · bg наблягам (to emphasize) · ru подчеркну́ть (to emphasize) · cs podtrhnout (to underline) · ga béim a leagan ar (to emphasize) · hu aláhúz (to underline) · sv betona (to emphasize) · ga béim a chur ar (to emphasize) · mk и́стакне (to emphasize) · fi alleviivata (to emphasize) · fr souligner (to underline) · eo substreki (to underline) · hu felhívja a figyelmet (to emphasize) · ru подчеркну́ть (to underline) · ta அடிக்கோடிடு (to emphasize) · it evidenziare (to emphasize) · ga fostríoc (to underline) · mk по́двлече (to underline) · ga stríoc a chur faoi (to underline) · cs podtrhnout (to emphasize) · it enfatizzare (to emphasize) · hu hangsúlyoz (to emphasize) · sv understryka (to emphasize) · sv stryka under (to underline) · hu nyomatékosít (to emphasize) · bg подчертавам (to underline) · ru подчёркивать (to underline) · fi alleviivata (to underline) · it sottolineare (to underline) · ru подчёркивать (to emphasize) · de unterstreichen (to underline) · ga folínigh (to underline) · el υπογραμμίζω (to underline)