under

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈʌndə(ɹ)/, [ˈɐn.də(ɹ)]
• (America) IPA: /ˈʌndɚ/, [ˈʌn(ɾ)ɚ], [ˈʌɾ̃ɚ]
• (North England) IPA: /ˈʊndə/

Preposition

1. In or at a lower level than.
   • 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1

     The little boys in the front bedroom had thrown off their blankets and lay under the sheets.

2. As a subject of; subordinate to.

   He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.

3. Less than.
4. Below the surface of.
5. (figuratively) In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
   • 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France

     England's World Cup dreams fell apart under a French onslaught on a night when their shortcomings were brutally exposed at the quarter-final stage.

   to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation
6. As, in the character of.
   • 2013, The Huffington Post, JK Rowling Pseudonym: Robert Galbraith's 'The Cuckoo's Calling' Is Actually By Harry Potter Author

     J.K. Rowling has written a crime novel called 'The Cuckoo's Calling' under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

   he writes books under the name John Smith

Synonyms

• below
• beneath
• underneath

Antonyms

• above
• over

Translations

• French: sous
• German: unter
• Italian: sotto
• Portuguese: embaixo de, sob
• Russian: под
• Spanish: bajo, debajo

Translations

• French: sous
• German: unter
• Portuguese: sob

Translations

• Spanish: bajo las órdenes de

Translations

• French: moins de
• German: unter, weniger als
• Portuguese: menos que/de
• Russian: ме́ньше

Translations

• French: sous
• German: unter
• Portuguese: embaixo de, sob
• Russian: под
• Spanish: bajo

Adverb

under (not comparable)

1. In a way lower or less than.
2. In a way inferior to.
3. (informal) In an unconscious state.

   It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under.

Synonyms

• below
• beneath

Antonyms

• above
• over

Translations

• French: dessous

Translations

• French: moins

Adjective

under

1. Being lower; being beneath something.
   • Bible, 1 Corinthians ix. 27

     I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection.

   • The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain / Could not bring his proud soul under.

2. (medicine, colloquial) Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.

   Ensure the patient is sufficiently under.

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