under

Meaning

Prep

1. Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
2. Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
3. From one side of to the other, passing beneath.
4. Less than.
5. Subject to.
6. Subject to.
7. Within the category, classification or heading of.
8. (figuratively) In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
9. Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).

Adv

1. (not-comparable) In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
2. (not-comparable) So as to pass beneath something.
3. (in-compounds, not-comparable, usually) Less than what is necessary to be adequate or suitable; insufficient.
4. (informal, not-comparable) In or into an unconscious state.
5. (not-comparable) Down to defeat, ruin, or death.

Adj

1. Lower; beneath something.
2. In a state of subordination, submission or defeat.
3. (colloquial) Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
4. (informal) Having a particular property that is low, especially so as to be insufficient or lacking in a particular respect.

Noun

1. The amount by which an actual total is less than the expected or required amount.
2. (informal) Something having a particular property that is low or too low.
3. A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such as points scored in a game, will be below a certain stated value.

Synonyms

below

beneath

underneath

down

lower

bottom

inside

at the bottom

according to

low

nether

in accord with

deep

by

inferior

in

downwards

downstairs

bellow

less

inner

less than

before

below me

lower side

under me

while

in accordance with

subject to

subordinate

body

on

🔛

following

beside

south

at

interior

east

during

around

dependent on

defective

behind

along

into

crooked

instead of

contact

in front of

concerning

Translations

sous

unter

sotto

onder

bajo

debajo

dessous

sota

sob

inférieur

debajo de

unten

abajo

sub

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌndə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: under

Inherited from Old English: under

Cognate with German: unter

Cognate with Dutch: onder

Cognate with Norwegian: under

Cognate with Old High German: untar

Cognate with Sanskrit: अन्तर्

Cognate with Latin: infrā

In summary

From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér (“under”) and *h₁entér (“inside”).
Akin to German unter, Dutch onder, Danish and Norwegian under; also Old High German untar (“under”), Sanskrit अन्तर् (antar, “within”), Latin infrā (“below, beneath”) and inter (“between, among”).

Sentences

Union member drive under way at Foster Farms plant .

We first met each other under the Eiffel tower , it was magical .

The town was named by a soldier who served under Napoleon Bonaparte .

There are several English names under which the surah is known .

Under Joseph Stalin the cape was known as Cape Molotov .

Three sections of the line are equipped with rack under the strub system .