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[ UK /ˈʌndɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈəndɝ/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
    we must keep our disappointment under
  2. further down
    see under for further discussion
  3. below some quantity or limit
    fifty dollars or under
  4. down to defeat, death, or ruin
    their competitors went under
  5. down below
    get under quickly!
  6. through a range downward
    children six and under will be admitted free
  7. below the horizon
    the sun went under
  8. into unconsciousness
    this will put the patient under
ADJECTIVE
  1. lower in rank, power, or authority
    an under secretary
  2. located below or beneath something else
    nether garments
    the under parts of a machine

How To Use under In A Sentence

  • Luckily, I have a very understanding boss.
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  • It is recognised as a crime against humanity under international law.
  • Would reverse flow undergravel filtration be better?
  • Gone was the prim nodus; instead her long hair was parted in the center and allowed to fall loose under a veil, in a deliberate echo of the statuary poses of classical goddesses. Caesars’ Wives
  • The new taxon is named Gamerabaena, and the authors note, under etymology, "'Gamera refers to the fictional, firebreathing turtle from the 1965 movie Gamera, in allusion to his fire-breathing capabilities and the Hell Creek Formation ... "Look at everything around us. Look at everything we've done."
  • The aerobrake - a huge, convex disc underneath the spacecraft - was producing friction with the Martian atmosphere.
  • You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.
  • Oh, poof! You do not understand a little soldierly enthusiasm.
  • An Ohio appellate court last week reversed a lower court ruling that the city's pernicious treatment of marijuana users was unconstitutional under state law.
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