underset
underset · undersets · underset · undersetting
To set under or beneathTo set under or beneath.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To set under or beneath.
To prop or support.
Origin
From Middle English undersetten, from Old English undersettan (“to put, place, or set undeFrom Middle English undersetten, from Old English undersettan (“to put, place, or set under, put in the place of another, substitute, falsify, forge, counterfeit, place as a pledge, hypothecate, add, annex, subjoin, make subject, submit, set beneath, esteem less”), equivalent to under- + set. Cognate with Dutch ondersetten (“to put beneath”), German untersetzen (“to put beneath, pin”).
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Forms
undersets, undersetting, underset, undersetWord family
1 related wordsDerivedundersetter
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle