underneath

American  

[uhn-der-neeth, -neeth] / ˌʌn dərˈniθ, -ˈnið /

preposition

1. below the surface or level of; directly or vertically beneath; at or on the bottom of.

2. under the control of; in a lower position in a hierarchy of authority.

   Underneath the department heads are the junior executives.

3. hidden, disguised, or misrepresented, as by a false appearance or pretense.

   Underneath his bluster is a timid nature.

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adverb

1. below; at a lower level or position; on the underside.

adjective

1. lower; situated below or under.

noun

1. the bottom; underside; lowest part.

underneath British  

/ ˌʌndəˈniːθ /

preposition

1. under; beneath

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adjective

1. lower

noun

1. a lower part, surface, etc

Etymology

Origin of underneath

before 900; Middle English undernethe, Old English underneothan. See under, beneath

Example Sentences

The next month, Pasadena residents found a 500-pound bear, nicknamed “Yogi,” living underneath their home after they were forced to evacuate due to the fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Kerosene tanks were buried underneath the parking areas.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Trojans were especially suffocating underneath, blocking 15 shots — the most since Gottlieb became coach.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet the wobble underneath each “Knives Out” entry is that each is a 21st-century societal critique.

From Los Angeles Times

A Renaissance painting found underneath a garage workbench has sold for more than half a million pounds at an auction house in Banbury.

From BBC