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un·der·neath [ ùndər nth ] CORE MEANING: a grammatical word indicating that something is below or beneath another thing, and may be covered by it
  (adv) I lifted up the pile of clothes, and underneath, on the floor, was a dark red stain.
(prep) I left the key underneath the doormat. |
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1. preposition beneath something: below or beneath something, and perhaps covered by it
(prep) found old paint layers underneath the surface
(adv) I was wearing a bathrobe and had nothing on underneath.
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2. preposition underlying something: underlying something that is shown on the surface or openly expressed
(prep) Underneath her confident exterior she was a very shy person.
(adv) There must be deeper problems underneath.
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3. adverb on lower part of something: on the bottom of something or the part that faces toward the ground
(adv) brown with white feathers underneath
(adj) The underneath part is hard to reach.
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4. noun lower part: the bottom part of something or the part that faces toward the ground
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| [ Old English underneoþan<under + neoþan "beneath"] |
