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un⋅der⋅neath

  [uhn-der-neeth, -neeth]
Use underneath in a Sentence
–preposition
1. below the surface or level of; directly or vertically beneath; at or on the bottom of.
2. under the control of; in a lower position in a hierarchy of authority: Underneath the department heads are the junior executives.
3. hidden, disguised, or misrepresented, as by a false appearance or pretense: Underneath his bluster is a timid nature.
–adverb
4. below; at a lower level or position; on the underside.
–adjective
5. lower; situated below or under.
–noun
6. the bottom; underside; lowest part.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME undernethe, OE underneothan. See under, beneath
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un·der·neath   (ŭn'dər-nēth')   
adv.  
  1. In or to a place beneath; below.
  2. On the lower face or underside.
prep.  
  1. Under; below; beneath.
  2. Under the power or control of.
adj.  Lower; under.
n.  The part or side below or under.

[Middle English undernethe, from Old English underneothan : under, under; see under + neothan, below; see beneath.]
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Underneath

Un`der*neath"\, adv. [OE. undirnepe. See Under, and Beneath.] Beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil.

Or sullen mole, that runneth underneath. --Milton.

Underneath

Un`der*neath"\, prep. Under; beneath; below.

Underneath this stone lie As much beauty as could die. --B. Jonson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : underneath
Spanish: bajo, debajo de,
German: unter,
Japanese: ～の下に
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underneath 
O.E. underneoðan, from under + neoðan "below" (see beneath).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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