Under

/ˈʌndə/ · preposition

Meaning

Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by..

Definitions by Sense

1. Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
2. From one side of to the other, passing beneath.
3. Less than.
4. Subject to.
5. Within the category, classification or heading of.
6. (figuratively) In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
7. Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).
8. In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.

Example Sentences

We found some shade under a tree.

Quick, stuff the cash under the mattress!

There is nothing new under the sun.

There is an oil leak under the car.

The little boys in the front bedroom had thrown off their blankets and lay under the sheets.

Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime.

Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.

I crawled under the fence.

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Word Forms

• more under
• most under
• unders

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