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- /ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/ US
- /ˈʌndəˌlaɪn/ UK
- /ˌʌndɚˈlaɪn/
- /ˌʌndəˈlaɪn/
Rhymes with -aɪn (for alternative pronunciation of the verb)
noun underlines
- A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.
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The character _.
Similar: underscore, low line
- An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.
- A caption beneath a photograph (which may have more than one line of text). Several readers [...] write to point out that the ex-Great Eastern 0-6-0s now classified as "J20" in the L.N.E.R. lists, no longer hold the supremacy for power among British 0-6-0 locomotives as suggested in the underline to the photograph of one of them which appeared on p. 100 of the March-April i
verb underlines · underlining · underlined
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To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis.
underline the important words in the text
Similar: underscore
- To emphasise or stress something. The Midlanders will hope the victory will kickstart a campaign that looked to have hit the buffers, but the sense of trepidation enveloping the Reebok Stadium heading into the new year underlines the seriousness of the predicament facing Owen Coyle's men.
- To influence secretly. By mere chance in appearance, though underlined with a providence, they had a full light of the infanta.
adjective
- Passing under a railway line. Just as it was sometimes necessary to lower the road to take it beneath an underline bridge, so in this case it might be necessary to raise it.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: underscore, emphasize, highlighting, highlight, highlights, outline, note, accentuate, draw, emphasise, say, re-emphasise, indicate, mention, specify, demonstrate
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noun line underneath text
| 한국어 | 밑줄 mitjul |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 下線 kasen |
| 中文 | 下劃線 /下划线 |
| Português | sublinha |
| Français | soulignement |
| Deutsch | Unterstreichung |
| Ελληνικά | υπογράμμιση ypográmmisi |
| Русский | подчёркивание podčórkivanije |
noun an _ character
| 日本語 | 下線 kasen, アンダーライン andārain |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 下劃線 /下划线 xiàhuáxiàn |
| Português | underline |
| Deutsch | Unterstrich |
| Русский | подчёркивание podčórkivanije |
verb to draw an underline
| Español | subrayar |
|---|---|
| Português | sublinhar |
| Français | souligner |
| Deutsch | unterstreichen |
| Italiano | sottolineare |
| Ελληνικά | υπογραμμίζω ypogrammízo |
| Русский | подчёркивать podčórkivatʹ, подчеркну́ть podčerknútʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | gạch chân, gạch dưới, gạch đít |
verb to emphasise or stress something
| Español | subrayar |
|---|---|
| Português | sublinhar |
| Français | souligner, attirer l’attention |
| Deutsch | unterstreichen |
| Italiano | sottolineare |
| Русский | подчёркивать podčórkivatʹ, подчеркну́ть podčerknútʹ |
Talk about this word "underline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/underline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. underline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/underline "underline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/underline.Cite this
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title = {underline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underline},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
