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Webster 1913 Edition
Underneath
Webster 1828 Edition
Underneath
UNDERNE'ATH
,adv.
Beneath; below; in a lower place.
Or sullen Mole that runneth underneath.
The slate did not lie flat upon it, but left a free passage underneath.
UNDERNE'ATH
, prep. Under; beneath.Underneath this stone doth lie. As much beauty as could die.
Definition 2024
underneath
underneath
English
Adverb
underneath (not comparable)
- Below; in a place beneath.
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- On the underside or lower face of.
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Translations
below; in a place beneath
on the underside or lower face of
Preposition
underneath
- Under, below, beneath.
- Underneath the water, all was calm.
- We flew underneath the bridge.
- We looked underneath the table.
- Under the control or power of.
- There was little freedom underneath the jackboot.
Translations
under, below, beneath
under the control or power of
Adjective
underneath (not comparable)
- Under, lower.
- You can have the underneath bunk.
Translations
under, lower
Noun
underneath (usually uncountable, plural underneaths)
- The part under or lower.
- The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, Chapter V, p. 64,
- Nawnim yelped, heaved away, struck his head on the underneath of the bed, and rolled into view bawling.
- A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.
- 2009, Jay Trachtenberg (radio host), KUT-FM Radio, Austin, Texas, 17 Dec.:
- The underneath is music from the latest album by [...].
- 2009, Jay Trachtenberg (radio host), KUT-FM Radio, Austin, Texas, 17 Dec.:
Translations
the part under or lower