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# underline

«underline» in Mova's school dictionary: **to draw a line under a word or words to show they are…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (underline, underlines, underlined, underlining); noun (an underline)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To underline is to draw a line under a word or words to show they are important or to mark a title. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#m1)

2) To underline something is to show or stress that it is important: «the accident underlines the need for helmets». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school, pupils «underline the title and the date», underline key words in a question, or underline answers with a ruler. In grammar tasks, «underline the verbs» or «underline the adjectives». In maths, «underline what the question is asking». Teachers use underlining to show important ideas. Phrases: «underline with a ruler», «underline the key words».

### examples

- Underline the title with a ruler. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x1)
- Underline all the nouns in the sentence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x2)
- She underlined the important words in red. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x3)
- Underline the answer in your book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x4)
- His mistake underlines why we check our work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x5)
- The teacher underlined «important» twice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x6)
- Underline what the question asks before you start. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x7)

### note

Past: underlined. One word. In typing, use the U button for underline. «Underline» in the second sense is like «highlight» or «stress».

### In the corpora

- [And every list word has a tricky bit; find it and underline it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/13-words-to-know-years-3-4/3/)
- [Underlining the key words in a question helps you see exactly what is asked.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «underline» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.