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Preposition: under  ún-du(r)
  1. At a position directly lower than (with the subject just above)
    "the floor under the table";
    - neath [archaic], beneath, below, underneath
Adjective: under  ún-du(r)
  1. Located below or beneath something else
    "the under parts of a machine";
    - nether
     
  2. Lower in rank, power, or authority
    "an under secretary"
Adverb: under  ún-du(r)
  1. Down below
    "get under quickly!"
     
  2. Further down
    "see under for further discussion";
    - below
     
  3. Below the horizon
    "the sun went under"
     
  4. Below some quantity or limit
    "fifty dollars or under"
     
  5. In or into a state of subordination or subjugation
    "we must keep our disappointment under"
     
  6. Into unconsciousness
    "this will put the patient under"
     
  7. Through a range downward
    "children six and under will be admitted free"
     
  8. Down to defeat, death, or ruin
    "their competitors went under"
Prefix: under-  ún-du(r)
  1. Insufficiently
     
  2. Under, lower, below, secondary, inferior
    - sub-

See also: low, low-level, subordinate, subsidiary

Encyclopedia: Under