underneath
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underneath
- /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/ UK
- /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ Canada
- /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ US
- /ˌʌndɚˈnið/ US
Rhymes with -iːθ, -iːð
Where it comes from
From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath.
adverb
- Below; in a place beneath. I can't take my sweater off: I amn't wearing anything else on underneath.
- On the underside or lower face. No insects exhibit, like them, what may be termed four net-work eyes. It is very easy to perceive them in looking at the animal from above, and then examining it underneath
preposition
- Under, below, beneath. Underneath the water, all was calm.
- Under the control or power of. There was little freedom underneath the Nazi jackboot.
adjective
- Under, lower. You can have the underneath bunk.
noun underneaths
- The bottom of something. The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.
- A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program. The underneath is music from the latest album by ….
