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- un·der || 'ʌndə(r) prep. below, beneath; less than; controlled by; according to; in the process of; during the period of authority of
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Under — Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or lower … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Under — Série Logo de la série Scénario Christophe Bec Dessin … Wikipédia en Français
Under — Un der, adv. In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Under — Un der, a. Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under garment; underofficer; undersheriff.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Under — steht für: eine Schweizer Spielkarte, siehe Unter Under ist der Nachname der estnischen Dichterin Marie Under Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter … Deutsch Wikipedia
under — index inferior (lower in position), subaltern Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
under — /un deuhr/, prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under water; under the skin. 3. at a point or position lower or further down than: He was hit just under his eye. 4. in the position or state of… … Universalium
under — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin inferus situated beneath, lower, infra below, Sanskrit adha Date: before 12th century 1. in or into a position below or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
under — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER … Dictionary of American idioms
under — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER … Dictionary of American idioms
under — 1. preposition /ˈʌn.də(ɹ),ˈʌn.dɚ/ a) In a lower level than. The little boys in the front bedroom had thrown off their blankets and lay under the sheets. b) A subject of He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley … Wiktionary
