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Underlie

verb/ˌʌndɚlˈaɪ/
Definition
be or form the base for
lie underneath
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˌʌndɚlˈaɪ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌʌndəlˈaɪ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌʌndəlˈaɪ/
2 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚlˈaɪ/.
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
zugrunde liegen
die Basis dafür sein oder bilden
🇫🇷French
sous-tendre
être ou former la base de
🇪🇸Spanish
estar debajo de
ser o formar la base para
🇮🇹Italian
sottostante
essere o costituire la base per
🇳🇱Dutch
ten grondslag liggen
de basis zijn of vormen
🇵🇹Portuguese
subjacente
ser ou formar a base para
🇷🇺Russian
лежать в основе
быть или формировать основу для
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कायम करना
के लिए आधार होना या बनना
🇧🇩Bengali
আন্ডারলি
হতে বা জন্য ভিত্তি গঠন
🇮🇳Tamil
அடிப்படை
இருக்கவும் அல்லது அடித்தளத்தை உருவாக்கவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
అంతర్లీనంగా
కోసం బేస్ గా ఉండండి లేదా ఏర్పాటు చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
अधोरेखित
साठी आधार बनवा किंवा तयार करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
અન્ડરલાઈન
માટે આધાર બનાવો અથવા બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿ
ಬೇಸ್ ಆಗಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ರೂಪಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അടിവരയിടുന്നു
ആവുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਧੀਨ
ਲਈ ਅਧਾਰ ਬਣੋ ਜਾਂ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
زیر کرنا
کے لئے بنیاد بنیں یا بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
底层
是或构成的基础
🇯🇵Japanese
根底にある
~の基礎となる、または形成する
🇰🇷Korean
기초가 되는
기반이 되거나 형성됩니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
làm nền tảng
là hoặc hình thành cơ sở cho
🇹🇭Thai
หนุน
เป็นหรือเป็นฐานสำหรับ
🇮🇩Indonesian
mendasari
menjadi atau membentuk dasar untuk
🇵🇭Filipino
pinagbabatayan
maging o maging batayan para sa
🇲🇾Malay
mendasari
menjadi atau membentuk asas untuk
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تكمن وراء
تكون أو تشكل قاعدة ل
🇮🇷Persian
زمینه ساز
باشد یا پایه ای برای
🇹🇷Turkish
altta yatan
olmak veya bunun temelini oluşturmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
ביסוד
להיות או להוות את הבסיס עבור
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'underlie'?
The primary meaning of 'underlie' is 'be or form the base for'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'underlie' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'underlie' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'underlie' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'underlie' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'underlie' easy to spell?
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