Uk English Meaning of under
under
Other Uk English words related to under
Nearest Words of under
- under arms => armpit
- under attack => under attack
- under fire => Under fire
- under the circumstances => under the circumstances
- under the weather => under the weather
- under way => Under way
- under wraps => under wraps
- underachieve => underachieve
- underachievement => underachievement
- underachiever => Underachiever
Definitions and Meaning of under in English
under (s)
located below or beneath something else
lower in rank, power, or authority
under (r)
down to defeat, death, or ruin
through a range downward
into unconsciousness
in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
below some quantity or limit
below the horizon
down below
further down
under (prep.)
Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house.
Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.
Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep.
Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.
under (adv.)
In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.
under (a.)
Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff.
FAQs About the word under
under
located below or beneath something else, lower in rank, power, or authority, down to defeat, death, or ruin, through a range downward, into unconsciousness, in
below,Bottom,low-grade,Lower,humble,nether,bottommost,Low,lowered,lowest
higher,highest,loftiest,top,topmost,upper,uppermost,Elevated,lifted,loftier
undepicted => undepicated, undependably => unreliable, undependableness => unreliability, undependable => undependable, undependability => unreliability,
