underlie
verb (used with object)
to lie under or beneath; be situated under.
has been underlying
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present perfect progressiveof underlie (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the rhymes grew out of the dreams, as the dreams themselves grew out of something else which has been underlying my life this many a year.
From In the Days of My Youth by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
