Underline — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

give extra weight to (a communication)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚlˈaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəlˈaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəlˈaɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚlˈaɪn/.

Examples

Her gesture emphasized her words

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

underscore emphasise emphasize

Parts of Speech

noun	a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
verb	give extra weight to (a communication) “Her gesture emphasized her words”
verb	draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

Word Forms

underscore	verb	draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
underline	verb	draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
emphasizing	noun	the act of giving special importance or significance to something
underline	noun	a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
underscore	noun	a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterstreichen

eine darunter gezogene Linie (besonders unter Schriftstücken)

🇫🇷French

souligner

une ligne tracée en dessous (surtout sous un écrit)

🇪🇸Spanish

subrayar

una línea dibujada debajo (especialmente debajo del material escrito)

🇮🇹Italian

sottolineare

una linea tracciata sotto (soprattutto sotto gli scritti)

🇳🇱Dutch

onderstrepen

een lijn eronder getrokken (vooral onder geschreven materiaal)

🇵🇹Portuguese

sublinhado

uma linha desenhada abaixo (especialmente sob material escrito)

🇷🇺Russian

подчеркнуть

линия, проведенная внизу (особенно под письменными текстами)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रेखांकन

नीचे खींची गई एक रेखा (विशेषकर लिखित सामग्री के नीचे)

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্ডারলাইন

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிக்கோடு

கீழே வரையப்பட்ட ஒரு கோடு (குறிப்பாக எழுதப்பட்ட பொருளின் கீழ்)

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్లైన్

కింద గీసిన గీత (ముఖ్యంగా వ్రాసిన పదార్థం కింద)

🇮🇳Marathi

अधोरेखित

खाली काढलेली एक ओळ (विशेषत: लिखित बाबीखाली)

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેખાંકિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್ಲೈನ್

ಕೆಳಗೆ ಎಳೆಯಲಾದ ರೇಖೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಲಿಖಿತ ವಿಷಯದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിവരയിടുക

താഴെ വരച്ച ഒരു വര (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് എഴുതിയ പദാർത്ഥത്തിന് കീഴിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੇਖਾਂਕਿਤ

ਹੇਠਾਂ ਖਿੱਚੀ ਗਈ ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

انڈر لائن

نیچے کھینچی گئی ایک لکیر (خاص طور پر تحریری مادے کے تحت)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强调

下面画的线（尤其是在书面材料下面）

🇯🇵Japanese

下線

下に引かれた線（特に書かれたものの下）

🇰🇷Korean

밑줄

아래에 그려진 선(특히 서면 항목 아래)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gạch chân

một đường vẽ bên dưới (đặc biệt là dưới văn bản)

🇹🇭Thai

ขีดเส้นใต้

เส้นที่ลากข้างใต้ (โดยเฉพาะเรื่องที่เป็นลายลักษณ์อักษร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggarisbawahi

garis yang ditarik di bawahnya (terutama di bawah materi tertulis)

🇵🇭Filipino

salungguhitan

isang linya na iginuhit sa ilalim (lalo na sa ilalim ng nakasulat na bagay)

🇲🇾Malay

garis bawah

garisan yang dilukis di bawahnya (terutamanya di bawah perkara bertulis)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسطير

خط مرسوم تحته (خاصة تحت المادة المكتوبة)

🇮🇷Persian

زیر خط بکش

خطی که زیر آن کشیده شده است (مخصوصاً در زیر مطالب نوشته شده)

🇹🇷Turkish

altı çizili

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָשִׂים דָגֵשׁ

קו מצויר מתחת (במיוחד מתחת לחומר כתוב)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'underline'?

The primary meaning of 'underline' is 'a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'underline' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'underline' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'underline' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'underline' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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