Underline Meaning
/ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.
nounThe character _.
Sentence Examples
Underline all the verbs in the future tense in this text.
I put an underline under the word "Alice" to put an emphasis on it.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In order to prepare for the test, please ____ the key terms in your textbook.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please ____ the most important words in the text so that you can easily find them later during your review today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English line English underline From under- + line.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Several readers [...] write to point out that the ex-Great Eastern 0-6-0s now classified as "J20" in the L.N.E.R. lists, no longer hold the supremacy for power among British 0-6-0 locomotives as suggested in the underline to the photograph of one of them which appeared on p. 100 of the March-April issue."
— 1944 May and June, “Notes and News: The Most Powerful 0-6-0”, in Railway Magazine, page 186:
"The Midlanders will hope the victory will kickstart a campaign that looked to have hit the buffers, but the sense of trepidation enveloping the Reebok Stadium heading into the new year underlines the seriousness of the predicament facing Owen Coyle's men."
— 2011 December 10, Marc Higginson, “Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBCSport:
"By mere chance in appearance, though underlined with a providence, they had a full light of the infanta."
— 1642, Henry Wotton, The Life and Death of the Duke of Buckingham:
"Just as it was sometimes necessary to lower the road to take it beneath an underline bridge, so in this case it might be necessary to raise it."
— 1950, Leonora Fry, C. W. Huxtable, Get to know: British railways, page 26:
"A minute was saved by smart working at Ipswich, but soon after came yet another delay, a 10 m.p.h. slack over an underline bridge being reconstructed between Bramford and Claydon."
— 1960 June, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 369:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In order to prepare for the test, please ____ the key terms in your textbook.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please ____ the most important words in the text so that you can easily find them later during your review today.