under
In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something,…In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
» It was dark under the bridge.
Es war dunkel unter der Brücke. — MUIRIEL
Unter der Brücke war es dunkel. — Esperantostern
Под мостом было темно. — sharptoothed
Під мостом було темно. — aandrusiak
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5 senses(not comparable)In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
pulled under by the currents
weighed under by worry
(not comparable)So as to pass beneath something.
There's quite a gap, so you may be able to sneak under.
(in compounds, not comparable, usually)Less than what is necessary to be adequate or suitable; insufficient.
The plants were underwatered.
Women are under-represented.
(informal, not comparable)In or into an unconscious state.
It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under.
in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
(not comparable)Down to defeat, ruin, or death.
The COVID-19 epidemic and shutdown took some businesses under.
Big-box store and online retailing have driven many specialty and local retail stores under.
down to defeat, death, or ruin
Examples
3652 sentencesIt was dark under the bridge.
Під мостом було темно. — aandrusiak
ruПод мостом было темно. — sharptoothed
deEs war dunkel unter der Brücke. — MUIRIEL
The bridge is still under construction.
Міст все ще будують. — deniko
ruМост все еще строится. — afyodor
deDie Brücke ist noch im Bau. — MUIRIEL
He was sleeping under the tree.
Він спав під деревом. — deniko
ruОн спал под деревом. — Wezzel
deEr lag schlafend unter dem Baum. — samueldora
She was sitting under a tree.
Вона сиділа під деревом. — deniko
ruОна сидела под деревом. — afyodor
deSie saß unter einem Baum. — MUIRIEL
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
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from PFrom 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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Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsCollocations
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.