underneath

underneath
un|der|neath1 S2 [ˌʌndəˈni:θ US -ər-] prep, adv
[: Old English; Origin: underneothan, from under + neothan 'below']
1.) directly under another object or covered by it
▪ He got out of the car and looked underneath.
▪ It's near where the railway goes underneath the road.
▪ She was wearing a smart jacket with a T-shirt underneath.
▪ Her blonde hair was hidden underneath a baseball cap.
see usage note ↑under
2.) on the lower surface of something
▪ The car was rusty underneath.
▪ A number had been painted underneath the table.
3.) used to say what someone's character is really like when their behaviour shows a different character
▪ She seems confident, but she's really quite shy underneath.
▪ I think he's a genuinely nice guy underneath it all .
underneath 2
underneath2 n BrE
the underneath
the bottom surface of something, or the part of something that is below or under something else
= ↑the underside
▪ We need to paint the underneath with a rust preventer.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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