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under

un·der

UK/ˈʌndə/ US/ˈʊndə/ very common informal
adjective (2) adverb (8)

adjective

1.

located below or beneath something else

  • “nether garments”
  • “the under parts of a machine”
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2.

lower in rank, power, or authority

  • “an under secretary”
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adverb

1.

down to defeat, death, or ruin

  • “their competitors went under”
2.

through a range downward

  • “children six and under will be admitted free”
3.

into unconsciousness

  • “this will put the patient under”
4.

in or into a state of subordination or subjugation

  • “we must keep our disappointment under”
5.

below some quantity or limit

  • “fifty dollars or under”
6.

below the horizon

  • “the sun went under”
7.

down below

  • “get under quickly!”
8.

further down

  • “see under for further discussion”
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Origin

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”). Cognate with German unter, Dutch onder, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish under, Faroese and Icelandic undir; also Old High German untar (“under”), Sanskrit अन्तर् (antar, “within”), Latin infrā (“below, beneath”) and inter (“between, among”).

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