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underneath

[ uhn-der-neeth, -neeth ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

preposition

below the surface or level of; directly or vertically beneath; at or on the bottom of.
under the control of; in a lower position in a hierarchy of authority:
Underneath the department heads are the junior executives.
hidden, disguised, or misrepresented, as by a false appearance or pretense:
Underneath his bluster is a timid nature.

adverb

below; at a lower level or position; on the underside.

adjective

lower; situated below or under.

noun

the bottom; underside; lowest part.

underneath

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preposition

under; beneath

adjective

lower

noun

a lower part, surface, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of underneath¹

before 900; Middle English undernethe, Old English underneothan. See under, beneath

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Word History and Origins

Origin of underneath¹

Old English underneothan, from under + neothan below; related to Old Danish underneden; see beneath

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Noem, the former governor of South Dakota, was eating at the popular Capital Burger restaurant with her Gucci handbag sitting by her feet underneath her seat.

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Because she was wearing a robe with nothing underneath, she thought he was going to assault her, Kim later told Letterman, wiping tears away.

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In the initial days after Valerie went missing, other campers spotted her underneath a parked car which startled the dog and sent her fleeing into bushland, the Washington Post reported.

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One of England's most successful cricketers, Flintoff previously said he is "loving" his return to the sport coaching England Lions - the development squad underneath England Men's cricket team.

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"My skin felt like there was cement underneath," she says.

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undermost undernourish

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