underwater
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underwater¹
- /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/ UK
- /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From under (preposition) + water.
adjective more underwater · most underwater · under water · under-water
- Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface. Watch out for underwater obstacles.
- Beneath the water line of a vessel. When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.
- In difficulty, especially financially.
- Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value. We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.
- Of an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15.
adverb more underwater · most underwater · under water · under-water
- So as to go beneath the surface of the water. Can you swim underwater?
noun underwaters · under water · under-water
- Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.
- A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface. Practically all wobbling underwaters will take fish aplenty in the hands of a man who really knows how to put them through their stints.
underwater²
- /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/ UK
- /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/ US
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *h₂én
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi
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Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Germanic *watōr
Proto-West Germanic *watar
Old English wæter
Middle English water
English water
English underwater
From under- + water.
verb underwaters · underwatering · underwatered · under-water · under water
- To water or irrigate insufficiently. Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.
