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un·der (un′dər)
- in, at, or to a position down from; lower than; below shoes under the bed, under a blazing sun
- beneath the surface of under water
- below and to the other side of we drove under a bridge
- covered, surmounted, enveloped, or concealed by to wear a vest under a coat
- lower in authority, position, power, etc. than
- lower in value, amount, etc. than; less than
- lower than the required or standard degree of under the age specified for the job
- in a position or condition regarded as lower than or inferior to, or implying subordination to; specif.,
- subject to the control, limitations, government, direction, instruction, or influence of under orders from the President, under oath, born under Aries
- burdened, oppressed, or distressed by under a strain
- subjected to; undergoing under an anesthetic, under repair
- with the character, pretext, disguise, or cover of under an alias
- in or included in (the designated category, division, class, etc.) spiders are classified under arachnids
- during the rule of literature flourished under Elizabeth I
- being the subject of the question under discussion
- having regard for; because of under the circumstances
- authorized or attested by under her signature
- planted with; sown with an acre under corn
Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger unter < IE *ṇdhos, *ṇdheri, under > L infra, below
adverb
- in or to a position below something; beneath
- beneath the surface, as of water
- in or to a condition that is subordinate
- so as to be covered or concealed
- less in amount, value, etc.; not so much costing two dollars or under
adjective
lower in position, authority, rank, amount, degree, etc.
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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