Definition of UNDER

under

Meanings

Plural: unders

Adjective Satellite

  • located below or beneath something else
    • "the under parts of a machine"
  • lower in rank, power, or authority
    • "an under secretary"

Adverb

  • down to defeat, death, or ruin
    • "their competitors went under"
  • through a range downward
    • "children six and under will be admitted free"
  • into unconsciousness
    • "this will put the patient under"
  • in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
    • "we must keep our disappointment under"
  • below some quantity or limit
    • "fifty dollars or under"
  • below the horizon
    • "the sun went under"
  • down below
    • "get under quickly!"
  • further down
    • "see under for further discussion"

Prep

  • Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
  • Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
  • Below the surface of.
  • From one side of to the other, passing beneath.
  • Less than.
  • Subject to.
  • Subject to.
  • Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.
  • Within the category, classification or heading of.
  • In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
  • Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).

Adv

  • In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
  • So as to pass beneath something.
  • Less than what is necessary to be adequate or suitable; insufficient.
  • In or into an unconscious state.
  • Down to defeat, ruin, or death.

Adj

  • Lower; beneath something.
  • In a state of subordination, submission or defeat.
  • Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
  • Having a particular property that is low, especially so as to be insufficient or lacking in a particular respect.

Noun

  • The amount by which an actual total is less than the expected or required amount.
  • Something having a particular property that is low or too low.
  • A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such as points scored in a game, will be below a certain stated value.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér (“under”) and *h₁entér (“inside”).
Akin to German unter, Dutch onder, Danish and Norwegian under; also Old High German untar (“under”), Sanskrit अन्तर् (antar, “within”), Latin infrā (“below, beneath”) and inter (“between, among”).

Antonyms

above, over

Scrabble Score: 6

under is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
under is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
under is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

under is a valid Words With Friends word