--- title: U — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 description: The 584 words of the English dictionary under U, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/page/6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / U # U — The English dictionary · page 6 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* So clear or true that nobody can say it is not so: undeniable proof.[↗](../../undeniable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She had undeniable beauty.[↗](../../undeniable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The proof was undeniable.[↗](../../undeniable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His courage was undeniable.[↗](../../undeniable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **under** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Under means below something, or covered by it.[↗](../../under/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") The cat is under the table.[↗](../../under/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Under also means less than a number: children under 5, under 10 dollars.[↗](../../under/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Under means controlled or ruled by: under the rules, under a king.[↗](../../under/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Under also means during: the road is under repair.[↗](../../under/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Children under 5 ride free.[↗](../../under/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How many numbers under 20 are even?[↗](../../under/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The box is under the bed.[↗](../../under/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She finished in under 3 minutes.[↗](../../under/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The submarine went under the water.[↗](../../under/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Moles live under the ground.[↗](../../under/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Everything is under control.[↗](../../under/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The new library is under construction.[↗](../../under/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your bag under your chair.[↗](../../under/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · He looked under the bench--no one\![↗](../../under/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.[↗](../../under/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../under/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.[↗](../../under/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.26.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../under/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.[↗](../../under/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../under/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · one sea, and the twelve oxen under it.[↗](../../under/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.4.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../under/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine.[↗](../../under/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.41.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../under/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. (Writings ECC.4.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../under/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **underachieve** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To underachieve is to do less well than you are able to, especially at school or work.[↗](../../underachieve/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher said Sam was underachieving in reading.[↗](../../underachieve/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some clever children underachieve because they are bored.[↗](../../underachieve/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The team underachieved this season.[↗](../../underachieve/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She stopped underachieving once she got glasses.[↗](../../underachieve/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Extra help can stop pupils underachieving.[↗](../../underachieve/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He felt he had underachieved in the test.[↗](../../underachieve/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **underarm** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Underarm describes throwing or hitting with your hand below shoulder level, swinging the arm forwards and up.[↗](../../underarm/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Your underarm is your armpit, the hollow under the top of your arm.[↗](../../underarm/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Throw the beanbag underarm into the hoop.[↗](../../underarm/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An underarm throw is good for short distances.[↗](../../underarm/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In rounders, the bowler bowls underarm.[↗](../../underarm/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your underarms every day.[↗](../../underarm/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He served the ball underarm in tennis practice.[↗](../../underarm/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She caught the ball after a gentle underarm throw.[↗](../../underarm/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **underbrush** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Small bushes and plants growing under big trees in a wood.[↗](../../underbrush/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rabbit hid in the underbrush.[↗](../../underbrush/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The wolf ran into the underbrush.[↗](../../underbrush/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We pushed through the underbrush.[↗](../../underbrush/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **undercharge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To undercharge means to ask someone to pay less than the real or correct price, often by mistake.[↗](../../undercharge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To undercharge for your work means to ask too little money for it.[↗](../../undercharge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cashier undercharged us by three dollars, so Dad went back to pay.[↗](../../undercharge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If a shop undercharges you, it is honest to tell them.[↗](../../undercharge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The café undercharged for the cakes because the price label was wrong.[↗](../../undercharge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin undercharges for her babysitting — she should ask for more.[↗](../../undercharge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bill should be £18, but we were charged £15, so we were undercharged by £3.[↗](../../undercharge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new till kept undercharging for apples.[↗](../../undercharge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **undercoat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An undercoat is a first layer of paint put on before the top layer, to help the top coat stick and look smooth.[↗](../../undercoat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An undercoat is the soft, thick layer of fur close to an animal's skin, under the longer outer hairs.[↗](../../undercoat/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb, rare) To undercoat something is to give it a first layer of paint.[↗](../../undercoat/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad painted an undercoat on the fence before the green paint.[↗](../../undercoat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The white undercoat helps the bright colour show up.[↗](../../undercoat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Leave the undercoat to dry overnight.[↗](../../undercoat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Huskies have a thick undercoat that keeps them warm in the snow.[↗](../../undercoat/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our dog sheds its undercoat in spring.[↗](../../undercoat/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Brush the cat often to remove the loose undercoat.[↗](../../undercoat/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Arctic foxes grow a dense undercoat in winter.[↗](../../undercoat/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **undercover** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Undercover means working secretly, pretending to be someone else, to find out information, as police or spies do.[↗](../../undercover/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adverb) To go undercover is to start working in this secret way.[↗](../../undercover/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (sometimes «under cover») Under cover means under a roof or shelter, out of the rain.[↗](../../undercover/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The undercover officer pretended to be a builder.[↗](../../undercover/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The reporter went undercover to find out the truth.[↗](../../undercover/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film, the spy worked undercover for years.[↗](../../undercover/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An undercover inspector ate at the café.[↗](../../undercover/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the logs under cover so they stay dry.[↗](../../undercover/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My cat went undercover under the bed when the hoover came out.[↗](../../undercover/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (joking)[↗](../../undercover/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **underdog** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The underdog is the person or team that is expected to lose a contest.[↗](../../underdog/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An underdog is also a person with less power or money than others.[↗](../../underdog/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our small school was the underdog in the final.[↗](../../underdog/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone cheered when the underdog won the race.[↗](../../underdog/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I always support the underdog.[↗](../../underdog/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · David was the underdog against the giant Goliath.[↗](../../underdog/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The film is a classic underdog story.[↗](../../underdog/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The underdogs played their best game ever.[↗](../../underdog/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **underemployed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Underemployed means having a job with fewer hours than you want.[↗](../../underemployed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Underemployed means doing work that does not use all your skills or training.[↗](../../underemployed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She is underemployed, working only ten hours a week.[↗](../../underemployed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many graduates are underemployed in jobs that don't need a degree.[↗](../../underemployed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The report counted the unemployed and the underemployed.[↗](../../underemployed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He felt underemployed stacking shelves with his engineering skills.[↗](../../underemployed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Underemployed workers often look for a second job.[↗](../../underemployed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The town has many underemployed people since the factory closed.[↗](../../underemployed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **underestimate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To underestimate means to guess that an amount, size or time is smaller than it really is: «I underestimated how long the walk would take.».[↗](../../underestimate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To underestimate a person means to think they are less clever, strong or able than they really are.[↗](../../underestimate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An underestimate (noun) is a guess that is too low.[↗](../../underestimate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I underestimated how many sweets were in the jar: I said 50 and there were 72.[↗](../../underestimate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never underestimate a small dog\![↗](../../underestimate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The champions underestimated our team and lost 2–1.[↗](../../underestimate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rounding 48 and 37 down to 40 and 30 gives an underestimate of their sum.[↗](../../underestimate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · People often underestimate how cold the sea is in spring.[↗](../../underestimate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't underestimate the danger of swimming in a river.[↗](../../underestimate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · 200 is an underestimate; the real number is 230.[↗](../../underestimate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **underfoot** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Under your feet, on the ground where you walk.[↗](../../underfoot/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dry leaves crunched underfoot.[↗](../../underfoot/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mind the stones underfoot.[↗](../../underfoot/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dig up the ground underfoot.[↗](../../underfoot/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **underfur** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Underfur is the soft, thick, short fur close to the skin of some animals, under the longer outer hairs, which keeps them warm and dry.[↗](../../underfur/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sea otters have thick underfur that keeps them warm in cold water.[↗](../../underfur/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox's underfur grows thicker in winter.[↗](../../underfur/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Beaver underfur was once used to make hats.[↗](../../underfur/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Brushing the dog removes loose underfur.[↗](../../underfur/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Air trapped in the underfur keeps the animal dry.[↗](../../underfur/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Arctic hares have soft underfur under their white coats.[↗](../../underfur/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **undergo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To undergo something is to go through or experience it, especially something unpleasant or difficult, such as an operation, a test or a change.[↗](../../undergo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad will undergo an operation on his knee.[↗](../../undergo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A caterpillar undergoes a big change to become a butterfly.[↗](../../undergo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The new car underwent many safety tests.[↗](../../undergo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Water undergoes a change of state when it freezes.[↗](../../undergo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The town has undergone a lot of changes.[↗](../../undergo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · All players must undergo a medical check.[↗](../../undergo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They threw themselves at her feet to beg pardon for all the ill-treatment they had made her undergo.[↗](../../undergo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **underground** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Underground means below the surface of the ground.[↗](../../underground/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The underground is a railway that runs in tunnels under a city (in London called the Tube; in the USA the subway).[↗](../../underground/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Underground can describe something secret or hidden from the authorities.[↗](../../underground/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Moles live underground.[↗](../../underground/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Carrots grow underground.[↗](../../underground/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We took the underground to the museum.[↗](../../underground/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mind the gap on the underground platform.[↗](../../underground/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rabbits dig underground tunnels called burrows.[↗](../../underground/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Water flows underground in some caves.[↗](../../underground/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Miners work deep underground.[↗](../../underground/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · During the war people sheltered in underground stations.[↗](../../underground/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "They are playing at work underground, like moles," said she.[↗](../../underground/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **undergrowth** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Undergrowth is the bushes, ferns, small plants and tangled stems that grow thickly under the trees in a wood or forest.[↗](../../undergrowth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Something rustled in the undergrowth.[↗](../../undergrowth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The rabbit vanished into the undergrowth.[↗](../../undergrowth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We pushed our way through the thick undergrowth.[↗](../../undergrowth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many beetles and spiders live in the forest undergrowth.[↗](../../undergrowth/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox hid in the undergrowth until the dogs had gone.[↗](../../undergrowth/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Brambles in the undergrowth scratched our legs.[↗](../../undergrowth/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then there was a great rustling in the undergrowth, and out ran a wild boar, grunting, ‘Umph, umph, umph; someone said dinner was ready.[↗](../../undergrowth/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **underline** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To underline is to draw a line under a word or words to show they are important or to mark a title.[↗](../../underline/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To underline something is to show or stress that it is important: «the accident underlines the need for helmets».[↗](../../underline/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Underline the title with a ruler.[↗](../../underline/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Underline all the nouns in the sentence.[↗](../../underline/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She underlined the important words in red.[↗](../../underline/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Underline the answer in your book.[↗](../../underline/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His mistake underlines why we check our work.[↗](../../underline/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher underlined «important» twice.[↗](../../underline/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Underline what the question asks before you start.[↗](../../underline/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **underlying** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Underlying means real but hidden; it is the true reason behind something: the underlying cause.[↗](../../underlying/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Underlying also means lying under something else: the underlying rock.[↗](../../underlying/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The underlying cause of the fire was a broken wire.[↗](../../underlying/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Under the soil is the underlying rock.[↗](../../underlying/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Look for the underlying pattern in the numbers.[↗](../../underlying/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His jokes hid an underlying sadness.[↗](../../underlying/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad has an underlying heart problem.[↗](../../underlying/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The underlying idea of the story is friendship.[↗](../../underlying/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **undermine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To undermine something is to make it weaker little by little, often secretly.[↗](../../undermine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To undermine someone is to make them less confident or less respected.[↗](../../undermine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To undermine also means to dig under something, like a wall or cliff, so it may fall.[↗](../../undermine/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Constant teasing can undermine a child's confidence.[↗](../../undermine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Waves undermine the cliffs until they fall.[↗](../../undermine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't undermine your teacher by talking over her.[↗](../../undermine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The lies undermined their friendship.[↗](../../undermine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Water undermined the old wall.[↗](../../undermine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Eating junk food can undermine your health.[↗](../../undermine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And receiving permission they began to dig, and when the messengers had almost undermined the Capitol they stole away as secretly as they had come.[↗](../../undermine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **underneath** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Directly below or under something, often covered or hidden by it.[↗](../../underneath/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* On the lower side or bottom surface of something.[↗](../../underneath/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Hidden behind how someone or something seems on the outside (underneath it all, he was kind).[↗](../../underneath/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat is hiding underneath the bed.[↗](../../underneath/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Write your name underneath the title.[↗](../../underneath/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a layer of hard rock underneath the soil.[↗](../../underneath/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish swim underneath the ice in winter.[↗](../../underneath/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Look underneath the box for the price sticker.[↗](../../underneath/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The underneath of the mushroom has thin gills.[↗](../../underneath/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Underneath his grumpy face, Grandpa was very kind.[↗](../../underneath/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Never play underneath a parked car.[↗](../../underneath/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then he hid himself underneath, and began to snore loudly.[↗](../../underneath/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The eternal God is a dwelling-place, and underneath are the everlasting arms; and He thrust out the enemy from before thee, and said: 'Destroy.'[↗](../../underneath/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.33.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../underneath/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod.[↗](../../underneath/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.39.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../underneath/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and shalt put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod.[↗](../../underneath/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.28.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../underneath/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.[↗](../../underneath/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.28.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../underneath/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And the four wheels were underneath the borders; and the axletrees of the wheels were in the base; and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.[↗](../../underneath/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.7.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../underneath/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **underpants** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Underpants are a piece of underwear worn under trousers or a skirt, covering the bottom and the private parts.[↗](../../underpants/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In the UK «underpants» are usually men's or boys' pants; in the US the word is used for anyone's.[↗](../../underpants/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't forget to pack clean underpants for the school trip.[↗](../../underpants/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad buys a new pair of underpants every Christmas.[↗](../../underpants/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Captain Underpants is a superhero in a funny book series.[↗](../../underpants/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The underpants rule says your private parts belong to you.[↗](../../underpants/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother ran into the garden in his underpants.[↗](../../underpants/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Socks and underpants go in the top drawer.[↗](../../underpants/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **underpass** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An underpass is a road or path that goes under another road or a railway, so people or cars can cross safely.[↗](../../underpass/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We walked through the underpass to get to the park.[↗](../../underpass/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The underpass goes under the busy main road.[↗](../../underpass/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cyclists use the underpass to avoid the traffic.[↗](../../underpass/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The underpass was painted with colourful murals.[↗](../../underpass/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our voices echoed in the underpass.[↗](../../underpass/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Use the underpass instead of running across the road.[↗](../../underpass/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) … [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/page/5/) **6** 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