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under

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preposition

beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree.

below the surface of: under water; under the skin.

at a point or position lower or further down than: He was hit just under his eye.

in the position or state of bearing, supporting, sustaining, enduring, etc.: to sink under a heavy load.

beneath the heading or within the category of: Classify the books under “Fiction” and “General.”

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as designated, indicated, or represented by: to register under a new name.

below in degree, amount, etc.; less than: purchased under cost.

below in rank; of less dignity, importance, or the like: A corporal is under a sergeant.

subject to the authority, direction, or supervision of: a bureau functioning under the prime minister.

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subject to the instruction or advice of: to study the violin under Heifetz.

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subject to the influence, condition, force, etc., of: under these circumstances; born under the sign of Taurus.

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protected, controlled, or watched by: under guard.

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authorized, warranted, or attested by: under one's hand or seal.

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in accordance with: under the provisions of the law.

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during the rule, administration, or government of: new laws passed under President Reagan.

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in the state or process of: under repair; a matter under consideration.

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Nautical. powered by the means indicated: under sail; under steam.

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adverb

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below or beneath something: Go over the fence, not under.

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beneath the surface.

20.

in a lower place.

21.

in a lower degree, amount, etc.: selling blouses for $25 and under.

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in a subordinate position or condition.

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in or into subjection or submission.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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adjective

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beneath or on the underside: the under threads of the embroidery.

25.

lower in position.

26.

lower in degree, amount, etc.

27.

lower in rank or condition.

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subject to the control, effect, etc., as of a person, drug, or force: The hypnotist had her subject under at once. The patient was under as soon as he breathed the anesthetic.

Verb phrase

29.

go under,

to give in; succumb; yield: She tried desperately to fight off her drowsiness, but felt herself going under.

to fail in business: After 20 years on the same corner they finally went under.

Idiom

30.

under wraps. wrap (def. 14).

Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch onder, German unter, Old Norse undir, Latin inferus located below

Synonyms
2. See below.

Example Sentences

She gets enough sleep, but the dark circles under her eyes still elicit stares and make her.

Sessoms, is coming under fire for excessively spending college dollars on travel.

But both are under growing threat from livestock farmers, trophy hunters and both the.

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She gets enough sleep, but the dark circles under her eyes still elicit stares and make her.

Sessoms, is coming under fire for excessively spending college dollars on travel.

But both are under growing threat from livestock farmers, trophy hunters and both the.

Nobel prize committee under fire for this year's graphene award.

With an ecosystem under siege, every moment in this wild wonderland is one to savor.

Drawers on casters conceal seldom-used items under the bed.

California is loaded with poor, under educated people of all ethnic backgrounds.

Under a high-powered microscope the silica shells of single-celled algae are revealed in all their manifold beauty.

The deep basins under the oceans are carpeted with lava that spewed from submarine volcanoes and solidified.

Throngs of visitors come clamoring for the place and spill onto the beach and pose exuberantly under umbrellas.

Later, go for a swim in one of the inn's two torch-lit pools under clear desert skies, or catch an outdoor movie.

The economy may not have hit rock bottom, but the finger-pointing over what went wrong is well under way.

They have these little urine-release nozzles right under their eyes, and they squirt urine at each other.

The science behind moving species under threat from climate change.

These ancient rivulets, however, are now under siege.

Butterflied chicken marinated in lemon and herbs browns beautifully under the weight of bricks.

Some schools will not count articles for tenure that you have authored under another affiliation.

Corporate applications are well under way, and consumer uses are emerging.

Under the right conditions, patterns emerge from the brain's monumental complexity.

Relax under purple mountain majesties, where quite literally the buffalo roam and the deer and the antelope still play.

What happens above us can alter the terrain under us.

We were under pressure to finish a big editorial project, and the phone call was key to crucial details.

Several were built or renovated in the last decade, and construction is under way to replace others.

Although characteristically found in damp soils, many sedges will grow under relatively dry conditions in cultivation.

Faculty members are working under a badly outdated model of human memory that has shaped teaching practices for years.

Your seven-year-old's baby tooth may be worth a lot more than the quarter the tooth fairy left under the pillow.

They occupy chairs and tables under languid ceiling fans and a haphazardly joined ceiling of corrugated plastic sheets.

While the chicken is under way, prepare a rice mix and steam peas.

Unfortunately, this same department is currently under fire.

Numerous studies have so far reported success at coaxing adult stem cells into various cell types under different conditions.

Slide a rimless baking sheet under pastry and ease it over berries.

There is anecdotal evidence that bees kept under certified organic systems have not been subject to colony collapse.

Fold edges of pastry under so they're flush with the pan or dish, pressing together any cracks.

Many of the world's largest earthquakes take place at subduction zones where tectonic plates collide, forcing one under the other.

Keep the fabric down by stuffing its edges under the benderboards.

Every year, more than one million children under the age of five die as a result of diarrhoea.

Also good rubbed under chicken skin before roasting and stirred.

These opportunities are arising not only in places under the rule of law but also in authoritarian states.

Admit you can picture yourself under these leaves--sitting cross-legged, palms up, practicing your mantra perhaps.

Under some pressure if fountains but under extreme pressure the whole can blows up.

Spend your days under a palapa with a margarita in hand and a sweetheart by your side.

Many named selections are available and may be sold under any of the three names.

Plants are at their best under stress in poor or rocky soil.

We stash our luggage and make for two lounge chairs under a thatched-palm palapa.

Soil solarization takes advantage of the sun's heat, trapped under clear plastic sheeting, to control many kinds of weed seeds.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

a prefixal use of under, as to indicate place or situation below or beneath (underbrush; undertow); lower in grade or dignity (undersheriff; understudy); of lesser degree, extent, or amount (undersized); or insufficiency (underfeed).

Origin:
Middle English; Old English

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World English Dictionary

under (ˈʌndə)

—*prep*
1.	directly below; on, to, or beneath the underside or base of: under one's feet
2.	less than: under forty years
3.	lower in rank than: under a corporal
4.	subject to the supervision, jurisdiction, control, or influence of
5.	subject to (conditions); in (certain circumstances)
6.	within a classification of: a book under theology
7.	known by: under an assumed name
8.	planted with: a field under corn
9.	powered by: under sail
10.	astrology during the period that the sun is in (a sign of the zodiac): born under Aries

—*adv*
11.	below; to a position underneath something

[Old English; related to Old Saxon, Gothic undar, Old High German untar, Old Norse undir, Latin infra]

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Word Origin & History

under

O.E. under, from P.Gmc. *under- (cf. O.Fris. under, Du. onder, O.H.G. untar, Ger. unter, O.N. undir, Goth. undar), from PIE *ndhero- "lower" (cf. Skt. adhah "below;" Avestan athara- "lower;" L. infernus "lower," infra "below"). Notion of "subordination" was present in O.E. Also used in O.E. as a preposition

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meaning "between, among," as still in under these circumstances, etc. (though this may be an entirely separate root; see understand). Productive as a prefix in O.E. times, as in Ger. and Scand. Under the table is from 1921 in the sense of "very drunk," 1940s in sense of "illegal." To get something under (one's) belt is from 1954; to keep something under (one's) hat "secret" is from 1885; to have something under (one's) nose "in plain sight" is from 1548; to speak under (one's) breath "in a low voice" is attested from 1832. To be under (someone's) thumb "entirely controlled" is recorded from 1754.

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Idioms & Phrases

under

In addition to the idioms beginning with under, also see below (under) par; born under a lucky star; buckle under; come under; cut the ground from under; don't let the grass grow under one's feet; everything but the kitchen sink (under the sun); fall under; false colors, sail under; get under someone's skin; go under; hide one's light under a bushel; hot under the collar; keep under one's hat; knock the bottom out (props out from under); knuckle under; light a fire under; nothing new under the sun; of (under) age; out from under; plow under; pull the rug out from under; put the skids under; six feet under; snow under; sweep under the rug; water over the dam (under the bridge).