under
English
/ˈʌndə(ɹ)/, /ˈʌndɚ/, /ˈʊndə/
prep
Definitions
- In or at a lower level than.
- As a subject of; subordinate to.
- Less than.
- Below the surface of.
- (figuratively) In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
- As, in the character of.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English under inherited from Old English under (under, between, beneath, among, in the presence of) inherited from Proto-Germanic *under (between, under) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *n̥dʰér (lower, under).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*n̥dʰér
Gloss
lower, under
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Other
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- age English
- body English
- card English
- class English
- clothes English
- cover English
- croft English
- cross English
- crossunder English
- eye English
- fly English
- flyunder English
- ground English
- hand English
- here English
- herein English
- hereinunder English
- hereunder English
- in English
- inferiae English
- linen English
- man English
- nonunderground English
- puppy English
- resource English
- robe English
- roll English
- rollunder English
- sheet English
- text English
- there English
- thereinunder English
- thereunder English
- thigh English
- tie English
- trial English
- underage English
- underbody English
- undercard English
- underclassman English
- underclothes English
- undercover English
- undercroft English
- undereye English
- underground English
- undergrounder English
- underhand English
- underhander English
- underhandly English
- underlinen English
- underling English
- underly English
- undermost English
- underpuppy English
- underresource English
- underrobe English
- undersheet English
- undertext English
- underthigh English
- undertie English
- undertrial English
- underwater English
- underwaterish English
- underwing English
- underwise English
- water English
- where English
- whereunder English
- wing English
- inferus Latin
- infrā Latin
- inter Latin
- Unterabsatz German
- Unterabschnitt German
- Unterhaus German
- Unterhändler German
- Unterpfand German
- Untersteuern German
- Untertagebau German
- Untertitel German
- Unterzahl German
- darunter German
- herunter German
- hinunter German
- unter German
- unterbreiten German
- unterdes German
- unterschreiben German
- unterschwellig German
- untersteuern German
- unterwärts German
- underground Italian
- onder Dutch, Flemish
- onderaanvoerder Dutch, Flemish
- onderaards Dutch, Flemish
- onderarm Dutch, Flemish
- onderbaas Dutch, Flemish
- onderbazin Dutch, Flemish
- onderbewust Dutch, Flemish
- onderbewustzijn Dutch, Flemish
- onderbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- onderbroek Dutch, Flemish
- onderbuik Dutch, Flemish
- onderbuur Dutch, Flemish
- onderdak Dutch, Flemish
- onderdompelen Dutch, Flemish
- onderdruk Dutch, Flemish
- onderduiken Dutch, Flemish
- ondereen Dutch, Flemish
- ondergang Dutch, Flemish
- ondergistend Dutch, Flemish
- ondergoed Dutch, Flemish
- ondergrens Dutch, Flemish
- ondergroei Dutch, Flemish
- ondergrond Dutch, Flemish
- ondergronds Dutch, Flemish
- onderheien Dutch, Flemish
- onderhevig Dutch, Flemish
- onderhuren Dutch, Flemish
- onderjurk Dutch, Flemish
- onderkaak Dutch, Flemish
- onderkin Dutch, Flemish
- onderklasse Dutch, Flemish
- onderkomen Dutch, Flemish
- onderkoning Dutch, Flemish
- onderlegger Dutch, Flemish
- onderliggend Dutch, Flemish
- onderlimiet Dutch, Flemish
- onderling Dutch, Flemish
- onderlip Dutch, Flemish
- onderlopen Dutch, Flemish
- ondermaans Dutch, Flemish
- onderonsje Dutch, Flemish
- onderpand Dutch, Flemish
- onderrok Dutch, Flemish
- ondersneeuwen Dutch, Flemish
- onderst Dutch, Flemish
- onderstaand Dutch, Flemish
- onderstel Dutch, Flemish
- onderstromen Dutch, Flemish
- onderstroom Dutch, Flemish
- onderstuiven Dutch, Flemish
- ondertussen Dutch, Flemish
- onderverdelen Dutch, Flemish
- onderverdeling Dutch, Flemish
- onderwaterzicht Dutch, Flemish
- onderwereld Dutch, Flemish
- onderwerp Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeeboot Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeedienst Dutch, Flemish
- onderzees Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeevloot Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeeër Dutch, Flemish
- onderzetter Dutch, Flemish
- onderzijde Dutch, Flemish
- undercover Dutch, Flemish
- underground French
- андеграунд Russian
- underground Spanish, Castilian
- *nter- Proto-Indo-European
- *n̥dʰér Proto-Indo-European
- *n̥tér Proto-Indo-European
- *under Proto-Germanic
- oppunder Norwegian Nynorsk
- under Norwegian Nynorsk
- underdriva Norwegian Nynorsk
- underdrive Norwegian Nynorsk
- underverk Norwegian Nynorsk
- under Old English
- under- Old English
- undercuman Old English
- underdōn Old English
- underfōn Old English
- understandan Old English
- अधर Sanskrit
- अधस् Sanskrit
- therunder Middle English
- under Middle English
- undergrounde Middle English
- undir Old Norse
- under Danish
- underbegreb Danish
- underbo Danish
- underdrive Danish
- underlig Danish
- undermand Danish
- underskrive Danish
- understrege Danish
- undersøge Danish
- undertøj Danish
- underverden Danish
- vidunder Danish
- ontre Galician
- αντεργκράουντ Greek (modern)
- ander Cebuano
- onder Middle Dutch
- untar Old High German
- onder Afrikaans
- అధరము Telugu
- under Middle High German
- drënner Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Ënnerdaach Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ënner Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍂 Gothic
- אונטער Yiddish
- under Old Dutch
- adho Pali
- undar Old Saxon
- undar- Old Saxon
- *enðeros Proto-Italic
- *Hadʰáras Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *Hadʰás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- under Old Frisian
- fra Ligurian
- 𐌉𐌚𐌓𐌀 Faliscan
- in
- fly
- tie
- age
- man
- eye
- robe
- here
- wing
- text
- body
- roll
- hand
- card
- there
- class
- where
- water
- sheet
- cross
- linen
- thigh
- croft
- trial
- puppy
- cover
- herein
- ground
- underly
- clothes
- flyunder
- inferiae
- undertie
- underage
- resource
- undereye
- underwise
- underrobe
- underling
- undercard
- underwing
- rollunder
- undertext
- underbody
- undermost
- hereunder
- underhand
- underwater
- undercroft
- thereunder
- underthigh
- undertrial
- whereunder
- undersheet
- underpuppy
- undercover
- crossunder
- underlinen
- underhander
- underground
- hereinunder
- underhandly
- underclothes
- thereinunder
- underclassman
- underresource
- undergrounder
- underwaterish
- nonunderground