Meaning

2 senses

  1. (uncountable, usually)The bottom of something.

    The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.

    ни́жняя сторона́nížnjaja storoná

  2. (uncountable, usually)A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.

Examples

123 sentences

  1. Tom sat down underneath a tree.

    Том сів під деревом.

    ruТом сел под деревом.

    deTom setzte sich unter einen Baum.

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  2. Tom crawled underneath the bed.

    Том заповз під ліжко.

    deTom kroch unters Bett.

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  3. Tom looked underneath the table.

    Том подивився під столом.

    ruТом заглянул под стол.

    deTom schaute unter den Tisch.

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  4. Tom got trapped underneath his car.

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  5. I found the key underneath the mat.

    deIch fand den Schlüssel unter der Matte.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the part under or lower:

Origin

From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”),

From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath.

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Forms

plural: underneaths
Singularunderneath

uncountable

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
underlineA1underlingundermineunderpantsB1underpassunderpayunderpin
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