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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Under \Un"der\, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries.
     under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel.
     undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below,
     inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. Inferior.]
     1. Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of
        being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over;
        as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a
        cellar extends under the whole house.
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              Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into
              wells under water, will keep long.    --Bacon.
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              Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven,
              Into one place.                       --Milton.
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     2. Hence, in many figurative uses which may be classified as
        follows; 
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        (a) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is
            superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs,
            directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a
            relation of subjection, subordination, obligation,
            liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy
            load; to live under extreme oppression; to have
            fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience
            under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a
            Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the
            pains and penalties of the law; the condition under
            which one enters upon an office; under the necessity
            of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
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                  Both Jews and Gentiles . . . are all under sin.
                                                    --Rom. iii. 9.
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                  That led the embattled seraphim to war
                  Under thy conduct.                --Milton.
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                  Who have their provand
                  Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows
                  For sinking under them.           --Shak.
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        (b) Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or
            degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in
            a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority,
            or of falling short.
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                  Three sons he dying left under age. --Spenser.
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                  Medicines take effect sometimes under, and
                  sometimes above, the natural proportion of their
                  virtue.                           --Hooker.
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                  There are several hundred parishes in England
                  under twenty pounds a year.       --Swift.
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                  It was too great an honor for any man under a
                  duke.                             --Addison.
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     Note: Hence, it sometimes means at, with, or for, less than;
           as, he would not sell the horse under sixty dollars.
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                 Several young men could never leave the pulpit
                 under half a dozen conceits.       --Swift.
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        (c) Denoting relation to something that comprehends or
            includes, that represents or designates, that
            furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as,
            he betrayed him under the guise of friendship;
            Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy
            asleep.
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                  A crew who, under names of old renown . . .
                  abused
                  Fanatic Egypt.                    --Milton.
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                  Mr. Duke may be mentioned under the double
                  capacity of a poet and a divine.  --Felton.
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                  Under this head may come in the several contests
                  and wars betwixt popes and the secular princes.
                                                    --C. Leslie.
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        (d) Less specifically, denoting the relation of being
            subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like;
            as, a bill under discussion.
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                  Abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood,
                  Under amazement of their hideous change.
                                                    --Milton.
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     Under arms. (Mil.)
        (a) Drawn up fully armed and equipped.
        (b) Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a
            million men under arms.
  
     Under canvas.
        (a) (Naut.) Moved or propelled by sails; -- said of any
            vessel with her sail set, but especially of a steamer
            using her sails only, as distinguished from one under
            steam. Under steam and canvas signifies that a vessel
            is using both means of propulsion.
        (b) (Mil.) Provided with, or sheltered in, tents.
  
     Under fire, exposed to an enemy's fire; taking part in a
        battle or general engagement.
  
     Under foot. See under Foot, n.
  
     Under ground, below the surface of the ground.
  
     Under one's signature, with one's signature or name
        subscribed; attested or confirmed by one's signature. Cf.
        the second Note under Over, prep.
  
     Under sail. (Naut.)
        (a) With anchor up, and under the influence of sails;
            moved by sails; in motion.
        (b) With sails set, though the anchor is down.
        (c) Same as Under canvas
        (a), above. --Totten.
  
     Under sentence, having had one's sentence pronounced.
  
     Under the breath, with low voice; very softly.
  
     Under the lee (Naut.), to the leeward; as, under the lee of
        the land.
  
     Under the rose. See under Rose, n.
  
     Under water, below the surface of the water.
  
     Under way, or Under weigh (Naut.), in a condition to make
        progress; having started.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Under \Un"der\, a.
     Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject;
     subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and
     written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent;
     undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer;
     undersheriff.
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     Under covert (Zo["o]l.), one of the feathers situated
        beneath the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of a
        bird. See Illust. under Bird.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Under \Un"der\, adv.
     In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection;
     -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring
     under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to
     keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be
     unsuccessful; to fail.
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           I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection. --1
                                                    Cor. ix. 27.
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           The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain
           Could not bring his proud soul under.    --Moore.
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     Note: Under is often used in composition with a verb to
           indicate lowness or inferiority in position or degree,
           in the act named by the verb; as, to underline; to
           undermine; to underprop.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Penalty \Pe"nal*ty\, n.; pl. Penalties. [F. p['e]nalit['e].
     See Penal.]
     1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the
        suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or
        judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense,
        or trespass.
  
              Death is the penalty imposed.         --Milton.
  
     2. The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a
        person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case
        of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.
  
              The penalty and forfeit of my bond.   --Shak.
  
     3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant]
  
     Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a
           pecuniary punishment.
  
     Bill of pains and penalties. See under Bill.
  
     On, or Under, penalty of, on pain of; with exposure to
        the penalty of, in case of transgression.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Under \Un"der\, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries.
     under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel.
     undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below,
     inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. Inferior.]
     1. Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of
        being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over;
        as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a
        cellar extends under the whole house.
  
              Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into
              wells under water, will keep long.    --Bacon.
  
              Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven, Into one
              place.                                --Milton.
  
     2. Hence, in many figurative uses which may be classified as
        follows;
        (a) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is
            superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs,
            directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a
            relation of subjection, subordination, obligation,
            liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy
            load; to live under extreme oppression; to have
            fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience
            under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a
            Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the
            pains and penalties of the law; the condition under
            which one enters upon an office; under the necessity
            of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Under \Un"der\, adv.
     In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection;
     -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring
     under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to
     keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be
     unsuccessful; to fail.
  
           I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection. --1
                                                    Cor. ix. 27.
  
           The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain Could not
           bring his proud soul under.              --Moore.
  
     Note: Under is often used in composition with a verb to
           indicate lowness or inferiority in position or degree,
           in the act named by the verb; as, to underline; to
           undermine; to underprop.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Under \Un"der\, a.
     Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject;
     subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and
     written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent;
     undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer;
     undersheriff.
  
     Under covert (Zo["o]l.), one of the feathers situated
        beneath the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of a
        bird. See Illust. under Bird.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  under
       adj 1: located below or beneath something else; "nether garments";
              "the under parts of a machine" [syn: nether]
       2: lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary"
          [syn: under(a)]
       adv 1: down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went
              under"
       2: through a range downward; "children six and under will be
          admitted free"
       3: into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under"
       4: in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must
          keep our disappointment under"
       5: below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under"
       6: below the horizon; "the sun went under"
       7: down below; "get under quickly!"
       8: further down; "see under for further discussion" [syn: below]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  under
     Αγγλικά adv.
     κάτω, προς τα κάτω
     Αγγλικά prep.
     υπό, από κάτω, κάτω από

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  under
     Danish adv.
     (l en under)
     Danish prep.
     1 (l en under)
     2 underneath
     3 below
     4 during
     Danish n.
     1 wonder
     2 marvel
     3 miracle
     Danish n.
     bottom (part)
     Danish vb.
     (inflection of da unde  pres tense nocat=1)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la undō  1 s pres pasv subj)
     Norwegian Bokmål prep.
     1 below; beneath
     2 during
     3 (l en under)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     wonder, marvel, miracle
     Old Dutch prep.
     under
     Old Swedish n.
     1 wonder, miracle
     2 wonderment, awe, marvel

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  under-
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     1 (l en under-)
     2 (l en sub-)
     Norwegian Nynorsk pre.
     1 (l en under-)
     2 (l en sub-)
     Old English pre.
     between, among
     Old English pre.
     1 beneath
     2 subordinate to
     Swedish pre.
     1 (l en under-)
     2 (l en sub-)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  under
     a.
     1 Lower; beneath something.
     2 In a state of subordination, submission or defeat.
     adv.
     In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or
  below something, physically or figuratively.
     n.
     The amount by which an actual total is less than the expected or
  required amount.
     prep.
     At the bottom of or in the area covered or surmounted by.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  under-
     pre.
     1 beneath, under
     2 behind
     3 deficient, below what is correct
     4 subordinate to

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  under
     Danish adv.
     (l en under)
     Danish prep.
     1 (l en under)
     2 underneath
     3 below
     4 during
     Danish n.
     1 wonder
     2 marvel
     3 miracle
     Danish n.
     bottom (part)
     Danish vb.
     (inflection of da unde  pres tense nocat=1)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la undō  1 s pres pasv subj)
     Norwegian Bokmål prep.
     1 below; beneath
     2 during
     3 (l en under)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     wonder, marvel, miracle
     Old English prep.
     1 #English
     2 among
     Swedish prep.
     1 under#English; below; beneath
     2 during, at the same time as
     Swedish n.
     n wonder, miracle

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  under-
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     1 (l en under-)
     2 (l en sub-)
     Norwegian Nynorsk pre.
     1 (l en under-)
     2 (l en sub-)
     Old English pre.
     between, among
     Old English pre.
     1 beneath
     2 subordinate to
     Swedish pre.
     1 (l en under-)
     2 (l en sub-)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  under
     Danish adv.
     (l en under)
     Danish prep.
     1 (l en under)
     2 underneath
     3 below
     4 during
     Danish n.
     1 wonder
     2 marvel
     3 miracle
     Danish n.
     bottom (part)
     Danish vb.
     (inflection of da unde  pres tense nocat=1)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la undō  1 s pres pasv subj)
     Norwegian Bokmål prep.
     1 below; beneath
     2 during
     3 (l en under)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     wonder, marvel, miracle
     Old English prep.
     1 #English
     2 among
     Swedish prep.
     1 under#English; below; beneath
     2 during, at the same time as
     Swedish n.
     n wonder, miracle

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  under-
     Norwegian Nynorsk alt.
     1 (l en under-)
     2 (l en sub-)
     Norwegian Nynorsk pre.
     1 (l en under-)
     2 (l en sub-)
     Old English pre.
     between, among
     Old English pre.
     1 beneath
     2 subordinate to
     Swedish pre.
     1 (l en under-)
     2 (l en sub-)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  under
     Ruotsi n.
     ihme
     Ruotsi prep.
     1 alla, alta, alle, alapuolella; aikana, kuluessa; vastaavat suomen
  postpositiota, joskus prepositiota
     2 aikana, kuluessa
     Tanska prep.
     alla, alapuolella

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  under
     Bokmål n.
     #Svenska, mirakel
     Bokmål prep.
     1 #Svenska, i lägre läge
     2 #Svenska, pågående genom tidsförlopp
     Danska prep.
     #Svenska, i lägre läge
     n.
     händelse som är övernaturlig eller gudomlig och oftast positivt
  laddad; även om allmänt positiva händelser med naturlig förklaring
     prep.
     1 (tagg: text=om rum) i ett läge som är lägre än en angiven punkt
     2 (tagg: text=om tid) medan något varar, inom loppet av något

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  under-
     Engelska article
     #Svenska

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  under
     n.
     händelse som är övernaturlig eller gudomlig och oftast positivt
  laddad; även om allmänt positiva händelser med naturlig förklaring
     prep.
     1 (tagg: text=om rum) i ett läge som är lägre än en angiven punkt
     2 (tagg: text=om tid) medan något varar, inom loppet av något

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  under-
     article
     1 (tagg förled text=från prepositionen "under") som ligger
  under en annan sak eller har lägre värde än något annat
     2 (tagg förled text=från prepositionen "under") som har
  sämre kvalitet än något annat
     3 (tagg förled text=från substantivet "under") som har med
  ett mirakel att göra

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  under /ˈɒnʔʌ/ 
  below, beneath, under, underneath

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  under /ˈɒnʔʌ/ 
  miracle

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  under /ˈʌndə/
  onder

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Under /ˈʌndə/
  تحت

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  under //ˈʊndə// //ˈʌndə(ɹ)// //ˈʌndɚ// /[ˈɐn.də(ɹ)]/ /[ˈʌn(ɾ)ɚ]/ /[ˈʌɾ̃ɚ]/ 
  под
  at a lower level than