underline
verb (used with object)
to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
underlined
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past participleof underline.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof underline.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
underlineverb (used with object)to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
Example Sentences
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However Benner underlined that the investment in Georgia has not yet been signed off by all the relevant bodies within the Volkswagen group.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Yount underlined it before for Game 1, when he walked out for the first pitch wearing one of Uecker’s glorious car-salesman plaid blazers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The leaders also underlined their "intent to deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation" on defence and security, the joint statement said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Yet Berrada's cautious stance underlined a few home truths.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
I put my finger under the first underlined word.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
