UNDER
What does "UNDER" mean?
In or to a position below or beneath something.
Meanings
- Below or beneath something, in position. The cat was hiding under the bed during the storm.
- Less than a stated amount or age. Tickets are free for children under five.
- Subject to authority, control, or a condition. The whole project is under new management.
- In or to a lower place; beneath the surface. The swimmer went under and came up gasping.
Word origin
From Old English 'under', from a Proto-Germanic root; ultimately related to a Proto-Indo-European stem also behind Latin 'infra' (below) and Sanskrit 'adhah'.
Remember it
UNDER ends in 'der' and sits below: it is the opposite half of 'over', the two prepositions that map the whole vertical world.
A little poem
Roots work in the dark-
under is where the tree keeps
the half no one praises.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told my friend I felt under the weather; he handed me an umbrella, which somehow helped.
What it teaches
What holds you up is almost always under you, doing its work unseen.
Quick facts
What does UNDER mean?
In or to a position below or beneath something.
Is UNDER a valid word?
Yes — UNDER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is UNDER?
UNDER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does UNDER come from?
From Old English 'under', from a Proto-Germanic root; ultimately related to a Proto-Indo-European stem also behind Latin 'infra' (below) and Sanskrit 'adhah'.
What can UNDER teach us?
What holds you up is almost always under you, doing its work unseen.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.