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underlie

/ʌndəˈlʌɪ/

US pronunciation
American sound/ʌndəˈlʌɪ/
ʌndəˈlʌɪ
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

ʌndə - ˈlʌɪ -> underlie

Myanmar meaning

(v) အခြေခံ

Full entry

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.

More examples
  • What really underlies most heart disease?
  • The safety of children underlies all our decisions.
Synonyms
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
Antonyms
abandon, acquiesce, agree, aid, allow, assist, comply, consent, give way, help, hesitate, liberate, mismanage, neglect, obey, permit, release, submit, surrender, yield
Cross references
lie beneathlie behindmotivatecauseinspiretriggerbring aboutbe the cause ofbossbridlecheckcontaincontrolcurbdecidedeterminedirectdirectionalizedisciplinedisposedominateget the better ofguidehandleinclineinhibitmanagepredispose
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