Under
51under — [OE] Under originated as a comparative form. It has been traced back to a prehistoric Indo European *ndhero , which meant ‘lower’, and is also the ultimate source of English inferior [15]. This passed into Germanic as *unther , which has evolved… …
52under — I. , prep. RG. 480; ‘under that’ == until. RG. 451 v. a. == put under. Ps. xvii. 48 II. , sb. See undern …
53under- — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r) [/t]] 1) PREFIX Under is used to form words that express the idea that there is not enough of something. For example if people are underfed, they are not getting enough food. Make sure that you are not underinsured... Victorian cut… …
54under — [OE] Under originated as a comparative form. It has been traced back to a prehistoric Indo European *ndhero , which meant ‘lower’, and is also the ultimate source of English inferior [15]. This passed into Germanic as *unther , which has evolved… …
55under it — adverb under that the headings and the items listed thereunder • Syn: ↑thereunder, ↑under that …
56under- — a prefixal use of under, as to indicate place or situation below or beneath (underbrush; undertow); lower in grade or dignity (undersheriff; understudy); of lesser degree, extent, or amount (undersized); or insufficiency (underfeed). [ME; OE] * * …
57under — preposition 1》 extending or directly below. ↘below or behind so as to cover or protect. ↘planted with. 2》 at a lower level, layer, or grade than. 3》 expressing submission or subordination. ↘as provided for by the rules of; in… …
58under — I. prep. 1. Beneath, below. 2. Subordinate to, subject to, in subordination to. 3. In a less degree than. 4. For that which is less than. 5. Below, less than, with less than. 6. By means of. 7. Inferior to, in a state of inferior …
59under- — prefix 1 too little: underdevelopment | undercooked cabbage 2 going underneath something: an underpass 3 inner; beneath others: undergarments 4 less important or lower in rank: a head gardener and three under gardeners …
60under- — aff. a prefixal use of under, as to indicate place or situation below or beneath (underbrush; undertow); lower in grade or dignity (undersheriff; understudy); of lesser degree, extent, or amount (undersized); or insufficiency (underfeed) •… …
