under

/ˈʊndə//ˈʌndə(ɹ)//ˈʌndɚ/

adjective

  1. 1

    Being lower; being beneath something.

  2. 2

    Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.

    “Ensure the patient is sufficiently under.”

adverb

  1. 1

    In a way lower or less than.

  2. 2

    In a way inferior to.

  3. 3

    In an unconscious state.

    “It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under.”

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preposition

  1. 1

    In or at a lower level than.

  2. 2

    As a subject of; subordinate to.

    “He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.”
  3. 3

    Less than.

  4. 4

    Below the surface of.

  5. 5

    In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).

    “to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation”
  6. 6

    As, in the character of.

    “he writes books under the name John Smith”

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