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underneath

un·der·neath

UK/ˌʌndəˈniːθ/ US/ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ common

adverb

1.

on the lower or downward side

  • “a chest of drawers all scratched underneath”
2.

lower down on the page

  • “diagrams with figures underneath”
3.

beneath by way of support

  • “a house with a good foundation underneath”
4.

under or below an object or a surface

  • “we could see the original painting underneath”

Origin

From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath.

Phrases

  • get underneath someone's skin
  • underneath one's breath
  • underneath the hood

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