underneath

CEFRA2

/ˌʌndəˈniːθ/

preposition · adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    preposition

    Directly below or covered by something.

  2. 02

    preposition

    Extra detail

    On the underside or lower face.

Examples

  • I found the key underneath the mat.

  • The next morning I woke to see the fruit trees in bloom underneath my window.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

preposition

Extra meanings

  1. Under, below, beneath.

  2. Under the control or power of.

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Below; in a place beneath.

More examples

In context

  • Underneath we wrote the names of the students in our class.

  • I can't take my sweater off: I amn't wearing anything else on underneath.

  • Underneath the water, all was calm.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The hidden basement was constructed blank the house, accessible only through a trapdoor.

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Origin

preposition

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