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NGSL Rank: 192
under
ˈʌndə Listen
Meanings
preposition
  • extending or directly below.
    E.g. vast stores of gas under the North Sea
  • at a lower level than.
    E.g. the room under his study
  • lower than (a specified amount, rate, norm, or age).
    E.g. they averaged just under 2.8 per cent
  • controlled, managed, or governed by.
    E.g. the province is now under martial law
  • undergoing (a process).
    E.g. under construction
adverb
  • extending or directly below something.
    E.g. weaving the body through the crossbars, over and under, over and under
  • under water.
    E.g. he was floating for some time but suddenly went under
under-
ˈʌndə Listen
Meanings
prefix
  • below; beneath.
    E.g. underclothes
  • insufficiently; incompletely.
    E.g. undernourished

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