under

under
See: cut the ground from under, go under, out from under, snow under

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Under — Série Logo de la série Scénario Christophe Bec Dessin …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Under — steht für: eine Schweizer Spielkarte, siehe Unter Under ist der Nachname der estnischen Dichterin Marie Under Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • under — index inferior (lower in position), subaltern Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • under — /un deuhr/, prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under water; under the skin. 3. at a point or position lower or further down than: He was hit just under his eye. 4. in the position or state of… …   Universalium

  • under — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin inferus situated beneath, lower, infra below, Sanskrit adha Date: before 12th century 1. in or into a position below or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • under — un·der ən dər adv in or into a condition of unconsciousness <put the patient under prior to surgery> under prep receiving or using the action or application of <an operation performed under local anesthesia> under adj being in an… …   Medical dictionary

  • under — 1. prep w.d.a. under, beneath; among; before, in the presence of; under the shelter of; in the service of, in subjection to, under the rule of; during; by means of, by; swerian under God to swear by God; under bæc see underbæc; 2. adv beneath,… …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • under — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER …   Dictionary of American idioms

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