English Explanatory Dictionary

underneath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Below; in a place beneath.
  2. On the underside or lower face.
prep
  1. Under, below, beneath.
  2. Under the control or power of.
adj
  1. Under, lower.
noun
  1. The bottom of something.
  2. A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.

Pronunciation

/ˌʌndəˈniːθ/ En-uk-underneath.ogg /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ /ˌʌndɚˈnið/ en-us-underneath.ogg

Word forms

underneath underneaths

Etymology

From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath.

Derived words

get underneath someone's skin underneath one's breath underneath the hood

Translations

Finnish: alapuoli Finnish: alaosa French: dessous Hindi: निचला Polish: spód Polish: dół Russian: ни́жняя сторона́ Spanish: bajos Turkish: altı Ottoman Turkish: آشاغی
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