underneath
The bottom of somethingThe bottom of something.
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Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The bottom of something.
The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.
ни́жняя сторона́nížnjaja storoná
(uncountable, usually)A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.
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| Singular | underneath |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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