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If a boat is going down a river and comes to a bridge, the boat will go under the bridge. When it is raining outside, people often walk under an umbrella. When something is under another thing, it is below it.
There is a lot of dust under the bed.We waited under the store's awning until the rain stopped.
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When you swim under the water, your whole body is in the water and not on the surface of it. You are below the surface.
There are many beautiful creatures living under the sea. |
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If your picture is under your friend's picture on the wall, your picture is lower than your friend's.
I wrote the title of my story at the top of the paper, and then I wrote my name under it.- antonyms:
- above, over
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If something costs under two dollars, it means that it costs less than two dollars. If you are under four feet tall, your height is less than four feet tall.
I love the game I got for my birthday, but it's not really fun to play it with under four people. |
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When you are under someone, it means that you are below them in position or importance. It means that they are your boss or leader.
The teachers of a school are under the principal.- antonyms:
- above
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If you look for a book under an author's name, it means that you look for it within a larger group of things that the author has written. The author's name represents a category of things where you can look. If you look for something under the letter B, you look for it within the category of other things that begin with the letter B.
You will find the tape and envelopes under "mailing supplies" in the file cabinet. |
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If you will not go swimming under any circumstances, it means that there is no way that you will go swimming. There is nothing that can make you go swimming. There is no situation in which you will go swimming.
My mom said I should not get into a stranger's car under any circumstances. |
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adverb |
| definition 1: |
When something goes under, it goes below the surface.
The ship hit an iceberg and went under.The groundhog jumped into its hole and disappeared under. |
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When your friends' ages are ten and under, it means that your friends are all ten or less than ten years old.
This book is written for children ages eleven and under. |
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