under
The amount by which an actual total is less than the expected or required amountThe amount by which an actual total is less than the expected or required amount.
» 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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3 sensesThe amount by which an actual total is less than the expected or required amount.
(informal)Something having a particular property that is low or too low.
I went fishing but caught nothing but unders.
Usually I am at least ten over on that course, but I have shot a couple of unders.
A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such as points scored in a game, will be below a certain stated value.
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
Origin
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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Forms
plural: undersCollocations
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