under
/ˈʊndə//ˈʌndə(ɹ)//ˈʌndɚ/
adjective
- 1
Being lower; being beneath something.
- 2
Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
“Ensure the patient is sufficiently under.”
adverb
- 1
In a way lower or less than.
- 2
In a way inferior to.
- 3
In an unconscious state.
“It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under.”
preposition
- 1
In or at a lower level than.
- 2
As a subject of; subordinate to.
“He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.”
- 3
Less than.
- 4
Below the surface of.
- 5
In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
“to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation”
- 6
As, in the character of.
“he writes books under the name John Smith”
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