under
/ˈʌndɚ/ preposition A1- Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by. · We found some shade under a tree.· Quick, stuff the cash under the mattress!
- Below the surface of.
- From one side of to the other, passing beneath. · I crawled under the fence.· There is a tunnel under the English Channel.
- Less than. · Interest rates are now under 1%.· We can get there in under an hour.
- Subject to. · We were constantly under bombardment.· I can't live under these circumstances.
- Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with. · He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.· During the pandemic, we had to live under severe restrictions.
- Within the category, classification or heading of. · File this under "i" for "ignore".
- In the face of; in response to (some attacking force). · to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation
From the library
Under evening's cloak, they all
Under glowing heaven.
Under grass alone he lies,
I shall be late!” (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually _took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket_, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.
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