Underlying — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be or form the base for

lie underneath

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚlˈaɪɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəlˈaɪɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəlˈaɪɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚlˈaɪɪŋ/.

Examples

shortcomings inherent in our approach
an underlying meaning
the fundamental laws of the universe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inherent underlie fundamental implicit in rudimentary

Parts of Speech

verb	be or form the base for
verb	lie underneath
adjective	in the nature of something though not readily apparent “shortcomings inherent in our approach”
adjective	located beneath or below
adjective	being or involving basic facts or principles “the fundamental laws of the universe”

Word Forms

inhere

verb

be inherent in something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zugrundeliegend

die Basis dafür sein oder bilden

🇫🇷French

sous-jacent

être ou former la base de

🇪🇸Spanish

subyacente

ser o formar la base para

🇮🇹Italian

sottostante

essere o costituire la base per

🇳🇱Dutch

onderliggend

de basis zijn of vormen

🇵🇹Portuguese

subjacente

ser ou formar a base para

🇷🇺Russian

лежащий в основе

быть или формировать основу для

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आधारभूत

के लिए आधार होना या बनना

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্তর্নিহিত

হতে বা জন্য ভিত্তি গঠন

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிப்படை

இருக்கவும் அல்லது அடித்தளத்தை உருவாக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంతర్లీన

కోసం బేస్ గా ఉండండి లేదా ఏర్పాటు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतर्निहित

साठी आधार बनवा किंवा तयार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંતર્ગત

માટે આધાર બનાવો અથવા બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿರುವ

ಬೇಸ್ ಆಗಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ರೂಪಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്തർലീനമായ

ആവുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡਰਲਾਈੰਗ

ਲਈ ਅਧਾਰ ਬਣੋ ਜਾਂ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنیادی

کے لئے بنیاد بنیں یا بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

潜在的

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

밑에 있는

기반이 되거나 형성됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cơ bản

là hoặc hình thành cơ sở cho

🇹🇭Thai

อยู่ข้างใต้

เป็นหรือเป็นฐานสำหรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendasari

menjadi atau membentuk dasar untuk

🇵🇭Filipino

pinagbabatayan

maging o maging batayan para sa

🇲🇾Malay

yang mendasari

menjadi atau membentuk asas untuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكامنة

تكون أو تشكل قاعدة ل

🇮🇷Persian

زمینه ای

باشد یا پایه ای برای

🇹🇷Turkish

altta yatan

olmak veya bunun temelini oluşturmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּסִיסִי

להיות או להוות את הבסיס עבור

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