Below some quantity or limit
Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over;
Adjective S.
located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"
Adverb
further down; "see under for further discussion"
Adverb
down below; "get under quickly!"
Adverb
below the horizon; "the sun went under"
Adverb
below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under"
Adverb
in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment under"
Adverb
down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under"
Adverb
into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under"
Adverb
through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free"
prep.
Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of
being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood
under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the
whole house.
prep.
Denoting relation to some thing or person that is
superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs,
influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection,
subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under
a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under
the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes;
to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the
pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters
upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of
chastity.
prep.
Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or
degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the
less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.
prep.
Denoting relation to something that comprehends or
includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover,
pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of
friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep.
prep.
Less specifically, denoting the relation of being
subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under
discussion.
adv.
In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in
subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring
under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in
subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.
a.
Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject;
subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with
or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose;
under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff.
Under
Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into wells under water, will keep long.
Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven, Into one place.2. Hence, in many figurative uses which may be classified as follows; --
Both Jews and Gentiles . . . are all under sin.
That led the embattled seraphim to war Under thy conduct.
Who have their provand Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows For sinking under them.
Three sons he dying left under age.
Medicines take effect sometimes under, and sometimes above, the natural proportion of their virtue.
There are several hundred parishes in England under twenty pounds a year.
It was too great an honor for any man under a duke.
Several young men could never leave the pulpit under half a dozen conceits.
A crew who, under names of old renown . . . abused Fanatic Egypt.
Mr. Duke may be mentioned under the double capacity of a poet and a divine.
Under this head may come in the several contests and wars betwixt popes and the secular princes.
Abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood, Under amazement of their hideous change.
Under
I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection.
The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under.
Under
Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over;
In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases;
Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen;
Usage Examples
A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.
A man from a primitive culture who sees an automobile might guess that it was powered by the wind or by an antelope hidden under the car, but when he opens up the hood and sees the engine he immediately realizes that it was designed.
Actually criminal sanctions that are given could be up to five years for violating the rules and regulations under the campaign finance reform. This is like the Alien and Sedition Act of years and years ago, decades ago.
A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree.
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.
A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose.
Al Qaeda is not the organization now that it was before. It is under stress organizationally. Its leadership spends more time trying to figure out how to keep from getting caught than they do trying to launch operations.
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Other Usage ExamplesAll men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law.
All men are liable to error and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.
A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.
A city with one newspaper, or with a morning and an evening paper under one ownership, is like a man with one eye, and often the eye is glass.
A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule.
A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think it's important to show that even under all this strength there's a fragile side, a side that can be affected.
A women under stress is not immediately concerned with finding solutions to her problems but rather seeks relief by expressing herself and being understood.
A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun.
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