Meaning

4 senses
  1. Lower; beneath something.

    This treatment protects the under portion of the car from rust.

    (in compounds) underbelly, underside, undershirt, undersecretary

    lower in rank, power, or authority

  2. In a state of subordination, submission or defeat.

    The army could not keep the people under.

  3. (colloquial)Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.

    Ensure the patient is sufficiently under.

  4. (informal)Having a particular property that is low, especially so as to be insufficient or lacking in a particular respect.

    This chicken is a bit under.

    This bag of apples feels under.

Examples

3652 sentences
  1. It was dark under the bridge.

    Під мостом було темно. — aandrusiak

    ruПод мостом было темно. — sharptoothed

    deEs war dunkel unter der Brücke. — MUIRIEL

  2. The bridge is still under construction.

    Міст все ще будують. — deniko

    ruМост все еще строится. — afyodor

    deDie Brücke ist noch im Bau. — MUIRIEL

  3. He was sleeping under the tree.

    Він спав під деревом. — deniko

    ruОн спал под деревом. — Wezzel

    deEr lag schlafend unter dem Baum. — samueldora

  4. She was sitting under a tree.

    Вона сиділа під деревом. — deniko

    ruОна сидела под деревом. — afyodor

    deSie saß unter einem Baum. — MUIRIEL

  5. I found this under your bed.

    Я це знайшов під твоїм ліжком. — deniko

    ruЯ нашёл это у тебя под кроватью. — marafon

    deIch habe das hier unter deinem Bett gefunden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from P

From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér (“under”) and *h₁entér (“inside”).

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Forms

more under, most under
Comparativemore under Lesson
Superlativemost under Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • located below or beneath something else:nether

Word family

120 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • under the table
  • under the bed
  • under control
  • under a tree
  • under the tree
  • under the weather
  • hid under the
  • everything under control
  • looked under the
  • hid under
  • under the couch
  • under his bed

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
under — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto