Meaning

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

    We found some shade under a tree.

    Quick, stuff the cash under the mattress!

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

    Below the surface of.

    unter

    подpod

    підpid

  3. From one side of to the other, passing beneath.

    I crawled under the fence.

    There is a tunnel under the English Channel.

  4. Less than.

    Interest rates are now under 1%.

    We can get there in under an hour.

    unter, unter, weniger als

    подpod, ни́жеníže, ме́ньшеménʹše

    підpid

  5. Subject to.

    We were constantly under bombardment.

    I can't live under these circumstances.

    unter

  6. Subject to.

    Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.

    He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.

    During the pandemic, we had to live under severe restrictions.

    unter

  7. Within the category, classification or heading of.

    File this under "i" for "ignore".

  8. (figuratively)In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).

    to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation

  9. Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).

    He writes books under the name John Smith.

    She now lives under a new identity.

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

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
beneath the surface of:
Русский
By meaning 3
beneath the surface of:
at a lower level than:
less than:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
beneath the surface of:
less than:

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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Synonyms

3 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

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