under

Meaning

Prep

1. At the bottom of or in the area covered or surmounted by.
2. At the bottom of or in the area covered or surmounted by.
3. From one side of to the other, passing beneath.
4. Less than.
5. Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.
6. Within the category, classification or heading of.
7. In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
8. Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).

Adv

1. In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
2. So as to pass beneath something.
3. Insufficiently.
4. (informal) In or into an unconscious state.

Adj

1. Lower; beneath something.
2. In a state of subordination, submission or defeat.
3. (colloquial) Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
4. (informal) Insufficient or lacking in a particular respect.
5. Down to defeat, ruin, or death.

Noun

The amount by which an actual total is less than the expected or required amount.

Hyphenated as

un‧der

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌndə/

Etymology

From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic *under (whence also German unter, Dutch onder, Danish and Norwegian under), from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dʰér (“under”) and *h₁entér (“inside”). Akin to 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 .

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

It is currently managed by Rogers Communications Incorporated under their Rogers Media brand .

It is one of the protected monuments in Kerala under Archaeological Survey of India .

His popular exhibitions went under the banner You've never seen anything like it !

Quibell was originally trained under Flinders Petrie , the father of modern Egyptology .