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Meanings of underneath in English

Lower in spatial position than.

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Examples for "under"
Examples for "under"
1
The Partnerships Programme offers support for industry research projects under certain conditions.
The Irish Times
2
Thousands of documents have been made public under the 30 year rule.
BBC
3
Bank equities remain under pressure, however, with particular tensions surrounding Italian banks.
The Guardian
4
Health services always come under extra strain at this time of year.
The Guardian
5
Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law, although Israeli disputes this.
Reuters
1
Northern Europe remains cold, with forecasts expecting them to remain below normal.
Reuters
2
Italy's services PMI fell below 50 for the second time this year.
The Irish Times
3
I'll come back and join the debate below the line later today.
The Guardian
4
Immunization levels remain below desired levels despite clinic-based and public education efforts.
Pubmed
5
The cases mentioned below involving two traders at Citibank are an example.
Reuters
Usage of underneath in English
1
Because the underneath part of the ground held the moisture in it.
Daddy Takes Us to the Garden / The Daddy Series for Little Folks
2
She had penned a mobile number underneath her organisation's main phone line.
Carte Blanche
3
But, underneath the healthy exterior, it is crisis time again in Tokyo.
The Irish Times
4
Mr X disappeared underneath the water and was not seen alive again.
Radio NZ
5
They forget who they really are underneath the industry version of themselves.
News.com.au
6
We had got down from underneath the political and reached the social.
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria
7
More often than not, however, the ground merely gives way underneath them.
The Irish Times
8
William, I'm underneath the water and don't want to come back up.
A monster's notes
9
Nobody has given us an opportunity to show what's underneath the jumper.
The Guardian
10
He says they're farmers-fromunderneath, which is kind of an interesting idea.
Jem
11
The fourteen adherents fled underneath the table like chickens in a storm.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
12
A little surprise was squirming underneath the water, or perhaps several surprises.
The saint of dragons
13
A few times, she had even taken a look underneath the bridge.
In the Dark
14
His recently healed leg shrieked in protest, then gave way underneath him.
Jupiter War
15
Meanwhile a whole new generation of demonstrators have grown up underneath them.
The new yorker
16
Then he pushed the point of the wire down underneath the covering.
The Key to Peace
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Canada
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Australia
Common
United States of America
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