under

¹un·der

adv \ˈən-dər\

Definition of UNDER

1

: in or into a position below or beneath something

2

: below or short of some quantity, level, or limit <$10 or under> —often used in combination <understaffed>

3

: in or into a condition of subjection, subordination, or unconsciousness <put the patient under for surgery>

4

: down to defeat, ruin, or death <weaker competitors will be forced under>

5

: so as to be covered <buried under by the avalanche>

Examples of UNDER

1. Pull the bed sheets tight then fold the ends under.
2. He turned under his shirt's collar.
3. The whale surfaced briefly then dove under again.
4. The bridge was too low for the ship to sail under.
5. A score of 60 is needed to pass; anything under is failing.
6. They had to put me under for surgery.

Origin of UNDER

Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin inferus situated beneath, lower, infra below, Sanskrit adha

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to UNDER

Synonyms: beneath, below, underneath

Antonyms: up

Related Words: beside, near, nearby

Near Antonyms: aloft, overhead

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Rhymes with UNDER

Bandar, blunder, funder, plunder, sunder, thunder, wonder