UNDER
\ˈʌndə], \ˈʌndə], \ˈʌ_n_d_ə]\
Definitions of UNDER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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down below; "get under quickly!"
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below the horizon; "the sun went under"
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below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under"
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in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment under"
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down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under"
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into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under"
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through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free"
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lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary"
By Princeton University
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down below; "get under quickly!"
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below the horizon; "the sun went under"
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below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under"
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in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment under"
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down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under"
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into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under"
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through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free"
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lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
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Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.
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Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.
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Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship.
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In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; - used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.
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Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; - generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff.
By Oddity Software
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Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
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Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.
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Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.
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Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship.
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In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; - used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.
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Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; - generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff.
By Noah Webster.
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Beneath or below; oppressed or weighed down by; beneath, as acted upon by something; as, to be under treatment for a disease; inferior to; for less than; as, to sell goods under the market price.
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Below; in a lower state or position.
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Lower in degree, rank, or position: usually in compound words, as under-officer, etc.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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In a lower position than: beneath: below: less than: in subjection, subordination, oppression, liability, etc.: during the time of: undergoing.
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In a lower degree or condition: in subjection: below: less.
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Lower in position, rank, or degree: subject: subordinate.
By Daniel Lyons
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Beneath; below; less than; during the time of.
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In a lower degree; below; less.
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Lower in position or degree; subordinate; inferior.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Lower or lowermost.
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In a lower position or inferior degree.
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Beneath; covered by.
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In a place lower than.
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Subject to.
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Less than.
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By virtue of; in conformity to; in accordance with; authorized, attested, or warranted by.
By James Champlin Fernald
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