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# underneath

«underneath» in Mova's school dictionary: **Directly below or under something, often covered or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

preposition (underneath the table); adverb (look underneath); noun (the underneath — the bottom side, informal); adjective (the underneath part)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Directly below or under something, often covered or hidden by it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#m1)

2) On the lower side or bottom surface of something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#m2)

3) Hidden behind how someone or something seems on the outside (underneath it all, he was kind). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life it tells where things are: under a bed, under a layer. In science it is used for layers: soil underneath grass, rock underneath soil, water underneath ice. In stories it often shows hidden feelings or secrets: «underneath her smile she was scared». In safety: never hide underneath a car or stand underneath a falling load. Phrases: underneath it all, from underneath, the underneath of.

### examples

- The cat is hiding underneath the bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#x1)
- Write your name underneath the title. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#x2)
- There is a layer of hard rock underneath the soil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#x3)
- Fish swim underneath the ice in winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#x4)
- Look underneath the box for the price sticker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#x5)
- The underneath of the mushroom has thin gills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#x6)
- Underneath his grumpy face, Grandpa was very kind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#x7)
- Never play underneath a parked car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#x8)
- Then he hid himself underneath, and began to snore loudly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underneath/#x9)

### note

«Underneath» means almost the same as «under» and «beneath», but often stresses that something is covered or hidden. It is the opposite of «on top of» and «above». In maths diagrams, «write the answer underneath» means directly below. One word, not «under neath».

### In the corpora

- [Sea urchins are covered with movable spines that point towards a threat, and their mouth underneath has five teeth called Aristotle's lantern.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/248-defences-skunks-porcupines-hedgehogs-and-armour/11/)
- [When you graze your knee, blood dries into a scab that seals the gap like a plaster while new skin grows underneath.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/354-skin-fingerprints-scabs-scars-bruises-and-blisters/2/)
- [Rust is flaky and falls away, so fresh iron underneath is uncovered and rusts next.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/13-rust-irons-slow-fire/6/)
- [Rust is flaky and falls off, so it does not protect the iron underneath and rusting can go right through.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/13-rust-irons-slow-fire/13/)
- [The soft word is a kindness or a joke, but the plain meaning underneath is always the same.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/11-pregnancy-and-birth/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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