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CEFRB1

/ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To draw a line under words, or emphasize their importance.

  2. 02

    noun

    A line drawn under words.

Examples

  • I put an underline under the word "Alice" to put an emphasis on it.

  • Underline all the verbs in the future tense in this text.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.

  2. The character _.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A 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.

More examples

In context

  • underline the important words in the text

  • By mere chance in appearance, though underlined with a providence, they had a full light of the infanta.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From under- + line.