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underneath

adv. place
B1 Intermediate US //ˌəndɝˈniθ// UK //ˌʌndənˈiːθ// un·der·neath

adv. directly below or under something else. You use it to describe where something is hidden or covered by another object.

adv. situated directly below or beneath something else, often so as to be covered or hidden by it.


SIMPLE

The cat is hiding underneath.

CONTEXTUAL

The floorboards looked old, but the original hardwood was still in perfect condition underneath.

COMPLEX

The surface of the lake appeared calm, but a powerful current was moving dangerously underneath.

Origin

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

Usage

As an adverb, it typically appears at the end of a clause or immediately after the verb it modifies.

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