Underneath

Underneath
Underneath Un`der*neath", prep. Under; beneath; below. [1913 Webster]

Underneath this stone lie As much beauty as could die. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]


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  • underneath — has from earliest times been in competition with below, beneath, and under, and in current use tends to be used mainly in a physical sense, e.g. (adverb) a building with a garage underneath, and (preposition) underneath the arches of the bridge.… …   Modern English usage

  • Underneath — Un der*neath , adv. [OE. undirnepe. See {Under}, and {Beneath}.] Beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil. [1913 Webster] Or sullen mole, that runneth underneath. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • underneath — O.E. underneoðan, from UNDER (Cf. under) + neoðan below (see BENEATH (Cf. beneath)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • underneath — *below, under, beneath …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • underneath — [adv/prep] below beneath, bottom, covered, lower, neath, nether, under; concepts 586,735 Ant. above, over, up …   New thesaurus

  • underneath — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB 1) situated directly below. 2) so as to be partly or wholly concealed by. ► NOUN ▪ the part or side facing towards the ground; the underside. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • underneath — [un΄dər nēth′] adv. [ME undernethe < OE underneothan < under,UNDER + neothan, below; akin to neothera,NETHER] 1. under; below; beneath 2. on the underside; at a lower level 3. Football in front of the pass defenders prep …   English World dictionary

  • underneath — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)ni͟ːθ[/t]] 1) PREP If one thing is underneath another, it is directly under it, and may be covered or hidden by it. The device exploded underneath a van. ...using dogs to locate people trapped underneath collapsed buildings. ...a… …   English dictionary

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