Meaning

5 senses
  1. (not comparable)Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.

    Watch out for underwater obstacles.

    He was a pioneer in underwater exploration.

    unter Wasser, Unterwasser-

    подво́дныйpodvódnyj

    підво́днийpidvódnyj

    beneath the surface of the water

  2. Beneath the water line of a vessel.

    When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.

  3. (figuratively)In difficulty, especially financially.

  4. Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.

    We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.

  5. Of an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15.

Examples

70 sentences
  1. How far can you swim underwater on one breath?

    Як далеко ти можеш проплисти під водою на одному вдиху?

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  2. He was underwater for three minutes.

    ruОн пробыл под водой три минуты.

    deEr blieb drei Minuten unter Wasser.

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  3. Is it possible to cry underwater?

    ruВозможно ли плакать под водой?

    deKann man Unterwasser weinen?

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  4. How far can you swim underwater?

    ruКакое расстояние ты можешь проплыть под водой?

    deWie weit kannst du unter Wasser schwimmen?

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  5. Tom swam underwater for a minute.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
beneath the water surface:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
beneath the water surface:

Origin

From under (preposition) + water.

From under (preposition) + water.

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Forms

more underwater, most underwater
Comparativemore underwater Lesson
Superlativemost underwater Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
beneath the water surface:submarineB1subaqueoussubaquatic
having negative equity:upside downB2
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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