Underpin — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

support from beneath

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚpˈɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəpˈɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəpˈɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚpˈɪn/.

Examples

The stories and claims were born out by the evidence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

support bear out corroborate

Parts of Speech

verb	support from beneath
verb	support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm “The stories and claims were born out by the evidence”

Word Forms

corroborative	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
corroboratory	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
corroboration	noun	confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
support	noun	documentary validation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

untermauern

Unterstützung von unten

🇫🇷French

étayer

soutien d'en bas

🇪🇸Spanish

apuntalar

apoyo desde abajo

🇮🇹Italian

sostenere

sostegno dal basso

🇳🇱Dutch

onderbouwen

steun van onderaf

🇵🇹Portuguese

sustentar

apoio de baixo

🇷🇺Russian

подкреплять

поддержка снизу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पिन से लगाना

नीचे से समर्थन

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্ডারপিন

নীচে থেকে সমর্থন

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிகோல்

கீழே இருந்து ஆதரவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధారము

దిగువ నుండి మద్దతు

🇮🇳Marathi

अंडरपिन

खालून आधार

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંડરપિન

નીચેથી સપોર્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಳಹದಿ

ಕೆಳಗಿನಿಂದ ಬೆಂಬಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിവരയിടുക

താഴെ നിന്ന് പിന്തുണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡਰਪਿਨ

ਹੇਠਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਸਮਰਥਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیچے پن

نیچے سے حمایت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

支撑

来自下方的支持

🇯🇵Japanese

土台

下からのサポート

🇰🇷Korean

뒷받침하다

아래로부터의 지원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

củng cố

hỗ trợ từ bên dưới

🇹🇭Thai

หนุน

การสนับสนุนจากด้านล่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendasari

dukungan dari bawah

🇵🇭Filipino

saligan

suporta mula sa ibaba

🇲🇾Malay

menyokong

sokongan dari bawah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدعم

دعم من تحت

🇮🇷Persian

زیربنا

پشتیبانی از پایین

🇹🇷Turkish

desteklemek

alttan destek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַזֵק

תמיכה מלמטה

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