under

Plural: unders

Adjective Satellite

• located below or beneath something else
  • "the under parts of a machine"
• lower in rank, power, or authority
  • "an under secretary"

Adverb

• down to defeat, death, or ruin
  • "their competitors went under"
• through a range downward
  • "children six and under will be admitted free"
• into unconsciousness
  • "this will put the patient under"
• in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
  • "we must keep our disappointment under"
• below some quantity or limit
  • "fifty dollars or under"
• below the horizon
  • "the sun went under"
• down below
  • "get under quickly!"
• further down
  • "see under for further discussion"

Prep

• Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
• Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
• Below the surface of.
• From one side of to the other, passing beneath.
• Less than.
• Subject to.
• Subject to.
• Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.
• Within the category, classification or heading of.
• In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
• Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).

Adv

• In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
• So as to pass beneath something.
• Less than what is necessary to be adequate or suitable; insufficient.
• In or into an unconscious state.
• Down to defeat, ruin, or death.

Adj

• Lower; beneath something.
• In a state of subordination, submission or defeat.
• Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
• Having a particular property that is low, especially so as to be insufficient or lacking in a particular respect.

Noun

• The amount by which an actual total is less than the expected or required amount.
• Something having a particular property that is low or too low.
• A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such as points scored in a game, will be below a certain stated value.

Preposition

• In a lower position than; beneath.

Examples

• Big-box store and online retailing have driven many specialty and local retail stores under.
• During the pandemic, we had to live under severe restrictions.
• Ensure the patient is sufficiently under.
• File this under "i" for "ignore".
• He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.
• He writes books under the name John Smith.
• I can't live under these circumstances.
• I crawled under the fence.
• I went fishing but caught nothing but unders.
• Interest rates are now under 1%.
• It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under.
• Quick, stuff the cash under the mattress!
• She now lives under a new identity.
• The army could not keep the people under.
• The COVID-19 epidemic and shutdown took some businesses under.
• The crucial letter ’Q’ was hidden UNDER a pile of discarded tiles.
• The matter is under investigation.
• The plants were underwatered.
• There is a tunnel under the English Channel.
• There is an oil leak under the car.
• There is nothing new under the sun.
• to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation
• Under the law and concession agreement with other parties, the private company must pay taxes in time and on a right amount.
• Usually I am at least ten over on that course, but I have shot a couple of unders.
• We can get there in under an hour.
• We found some shade under a tree.
• We were constantly under bombardment.
• Women are under-represented.

Synonyms

below, nether, beneath, underneath

Antonyms

above, over

Anagrams of under