underneath
/ʌndəˈniːθ/
US pronunciation
American sound/ʌndəˈniːθ/
ʌndəˈniːθ
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- 3rd syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
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ʌndə - ˈniːθ -> underneath
Myanmar meaning
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underneath / ʌndǝ'ni:θ / prep
အောက် (၌၊ မှာ၊ တွင်)။ အောက်(သို့၊ ကို)။ The coin rolled underneath the piano. ❍ She found a lot of dust underneath the sofa. ❍ Life-jackets are situated underneath the seats.
adv အောက်၌၊ မှာ၊ တွင်။ There's a pile of newspapers in the corner __ have you looked underneath? ❍ This jacket's too big, even with a sweater underneath. ❍ A lot of noise was coming from the flat underneath. ❍ (fig ) He seems bad-tempered but he's very soft-hearted underneath. [ဥ]
သူဟာ ခက်ထန်ပုံရပေမည့် အတွင်းသဘော ကောင်းပါတယ်။
n [sing] အောက်ပိုင်း။ the underneath of a car/ shelf/ sofa.
More examples
- I’ll leave the key underneath the mat.
- Curtis was partially crushed underneath the helicopter as it hit the ground.
- Everybody got underneath the tables to escape the gunfire.
- The child screamed once, and disappeared underneath the ice.
- The photographer’s name was printed underneath.
- He opened his jacket to reveal a bullet-proof vest underneath.
- The pancakes should be golden underneath.
- The animal has rough hair on its back and soft, silky fur underneath.
- The wound has healed on top, but the skin underneath is still very painful.
- [the underneath (of something)] : The underneath of the car was badly damaged.
- Underneath her calm exterior, she was a deeply troubled woman.
- Gary is a typical Highlander – tough on the outside but with a heart of gold underneath.
- It looks like a lot of fuss about nothing, but underneath there is a serious point.
Synonyms
under, beneath, below, back seat, base, bottom, bottom-rung, bottomward, covered, down, earthward, entry level, entry-level, footing, foundation, groundward, hole-and-corner, inferior, inferior to, less, lower, neath, nether, on the QT, second-banana, second-fiddle, second-string, sub-rosa, substructure, the bottom, to the bottom, under cover, undercover, underside
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