Meaning

2 senses
  1. Below the ground.

    The tunnel goes underground at this point.

    unter der Erde, unterirdisch

    под землёйpod zemljój

  2. Secretly.

More definitions
  • beneath the surface of the earth
  • in or into hiding or secret operation

Examples

163 sentences
  1. There is a shopping district underground.

  2. Tom has gone underground.

    ruТом ушёл в подполье. — Werther

  3. He likes to explore underground caves.

    ruОн любит исследовать подземные пещеры. — Balamax

    deEr erkundet gern unterirdische Höhlen. — marcelostockle

  4. There are people who think pineapples grow underground.

    ruЕсть люди, которые думают, что ананасы растут под землёй. — odexed

    deEs gibt Menschen, die glauben, Ananas wüchsen in der Erde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Tom parked his car in an underground parking garage.

    ruФома припарковал свою машину в подземном гараже. — Lenin_1917

Translations

5 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From Middle English undergrounde (adverb), equivalent to under + ground or under- + ground

From Middle English undergrounde (adverb), equivalent to under + ground or under- + ground. Compare Dutch ondergrond, ondergronds, German Untergrund, Danish undergrunds.

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Forms

more underground, most underground
Comparativemore underground Lesson
Superlativemost underground

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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