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underneath
What does underneath mean?
underneath (adverb): on the underside or lower face.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use underneath in a sentence?
- A chest of drawers all scratched underneath. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce underneath?
/ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does underneath come from?
From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “underneath” mean?
for some time; for a short time
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on the underside or lower face
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by that means or because of that
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using the voice; not silently
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