What is the meaning of under?

adjective

  • Located below or beneath something else.
    • usage: "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"
  • Lower in rank, power, or authority.
    • usage: "an under secretary"

adverb

  • Down to defeat, death, or ruin.
    • usage: "their competitors went under"
  • Through a range downward.
    • usage: "children six and under will be admitted free"
  • Into unconsciousness.
    • usage: "this will put the patient under"
  • In or into a state of subordination or subjugation.
    • usage: "we must keep our disappointment under"
  • Below some quantity or limit.
    • usage: "fifty dollars or under"
  • Below the horizon.
    • usage: "the sun went under"
  • Down below.
    • usage: "get under quickly"
  • Further down.
    • usage: "see under for further discussion"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Under. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/under/definitions/1186381
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