underlie
/ʌndəˈlʌɪ/
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American sound/ʌndəˈlʌɪ/
ʌndəˈlʌɪ
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ʌndə - ˈlʌɪ -> underlie
Myanmar meaning
(v) အခြေခံ
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underlie / ʌndǝ'laÇ / v (pt underlay /ʌndǝ'leÇ /; pp underlain /-'leÇn /) (fml ) (no passive)
အခြေခံသည်။ the internal processes that underlie the way we perceive and think ❍ A similar theme underlies much of his work.
❏ underlying adj
၁။ ငုပ်နေသော၊ ဖုံးနေသော (အကြောင်းရင်း)။ an underlying assumption/ trend ❍ Unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate.
၂။ အောက်ခံ။ အောက်လွှာ။ the underlying rock formation.
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lie beneath, lie behind, motivate, cause, inspire, trigger, bring about, be the cause of, boss, bridle, check, contain, control, curb, decide, determine, direct, directionalize, discipline, dispose, dominate, get the better of, guide, handle, incline, inhibit, manage, predispose, regulate, restrain, rule, shepherd, steer, subdue, sway, tame
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