- underneath⇄adj. lower; under.
- underneath⇄adv. 1. beneath what is on top; down below.
Ex. Someone was pushing up from underneath.
2. beneath what is outermost.
Ex. to wear wool underneath.
3. on the underside; at the bottom or base.
Ex. a house rotten underneath. - underneath⇄noun the lower part or surface.
- underneath⇄prep. 1. beneath; below; under.
Ex. a cellar underneath a house. We can sit underneath this tree.
2. under the power or control of; subject to.
Ex. underneath the yoke of Government (Shakespeare).
3. (Archaic.) under the form or - underneath⇄underneath, preposition, adverb, adjective, noun.