Meaning

2 senses

  1. Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.

  2. A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.

Examples

70 sentences

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

    Як далеко ти можеш проплисти під водою на одному вдиху? — Ahha

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  2. He was underwater for three minutes.

    ruОн пробыл под водой три минуты. — Yanka

    deEr blieb drei Minuten unter Wasser. — Zaghawa

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  3. Is it possible to cry underwater?

    ruВозможно ли плакать под водой? — Wezel

    deKann man Unterwasser weinen? — mks

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  4. How far can you swim underwater?

    ruКакое расстояние ты можешь проплыть под водой? — soweli_Elepanto

    deWie weit kannst du unter Wasser schwimmen? — nexx

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  5. Tom swam underwater for a minute.

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Origin

From under (preposition) + water.

From under (preposition) + water.

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Forms

plural: underwaters

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
underuseundervalueunderwayunderwearB2underweight

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