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un·der·neath

underneath

 
 
pronunciation:
uhn dr nith
parts of speech:
preposition, adverb
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part of speech: preposition
definition: When something is underneath something, it is directly under it.
It was so nice and warm underneath the covers this morning that I didn't want to get out of bed.Our dog likes to lie underneath the kitchen table.
 
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: If you look under something, you are looking underneath.
Jamal picked up the big rock and looked underneath. There were a lot of bugs and worms crawling on the ground.
definition 2: "Underneath" means on the bottom of something.
The table looks clean on the surface, but it's very dirty underneath.
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