Meaning

1 senses

  1. In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

    im Gange, angelaufen, eingeleitet

    в проце́ссеv procésse, в движе́нииv dvižénii, ведётсяvedjótsja

Examples

36 sentences

  1. A large clinical study is underway.

    ruПроводится крупное клиническое исследование. — marafon

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  2. A search is underway for Tom's replacement.

    Тривають пошуки заміни для Тома. — deniko

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  3. Construction is already underway.

    ruСтроительство уже идёт. — marafon

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  4. Operations are already underway.

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  5. An investigation is underway.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
in motion, in progress; being done or carried out:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in motion, in progress; being done or carried out:

Origin

Calque of Dutch onderweg (“underway”), equivalent to under- + way. Compare also German unt

Calque of Dutch onderweg (“underway”), equivalent to under- + way. Compare also German unterwegs.

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Forms

more underway, most underway
Comparativemore underway Lesson
Superlativemost underway

regular

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
underwaterA2underwearB2underweight

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