under
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈʌndə(ɹ)/, [ˈɐn.də(ɹ)]
- (America) IPA: /ˈʌndɚ/, [ˈʌn(ɾ)ɚ], [ˈʌɾ̃ɚ]
- (North England) IPA: /ˈʊndə/
- 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.
- 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
- As a subject of; subordinate to.
- He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.
- Less than.
- Below the surface of.
- (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
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France
- 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
- 2013, The Huffington Post, JK Rowling Pseudonym: Robert Galbraith's 'The Cuckoo's Calling' Is Actually By Harry Potter Author
- Spanish: bajo las órdenes de
under (not comparable)
- In a way lower or less than.
- In a way inferior to.
- (informal) In an unconscious state.
- It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under.
- French: dessous
- French: moins
under
- 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.
- Bible, 1 Corinthians ix. 27
- (medicine, colloquial) Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
- Ensure the patient is sufficiently under.
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