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- Difference between under, underneath, below and beneath
It leads me to the confusion, when it comes to contradicting between some prepositions Today, I want to know the distinction between the two similar senses of these prepositions: under, underneath,
- prepositions - Difference between underneath and under when we . . .
I use it when explaining those prepositions in my classes, just before I explain that the distinction between "under" and "underneath" is microscopic, and often not important
- Under vs Underneath - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I was asked this question recently- Are you wearing anything underneath your shirt? So, I am wondering if it's possible to use under instead of underneath in the above sentence?
- etymology - Does neath have any standalone meaning? - English . . .
Beneath and underneath both indicate similar concepts, and since under- is a free morpheme in many contexts, is neath a bound morpheme or does it derive from a standalone root? I bring this up since
- word choice - Does underneath imply a greater level of depth than . . .
No, "underneath" does not imply a greater level of depth than either "beneath" or "below" underneath The under- indicates the subject of comparison is directly below the object or right "under its shadow" It also implies a total or partial concealment beneath While the etymology of this word is slightly different (bi by-neothan low), it can be used interchangeably with "underneath", as @J
- Is it correct to say work underneath? - English Language Usage . . .
The much more common expression is to "work under," but I saw "work underneath" in this Wikipedia article and for some reason it bothered me: In return, the empress worked underneath her and received formal artistic training
- Period usage in Figures and Table captions [closed]
I've seen a line break or large space, especially with a style that uses boxed figures and puts "figure n " in the frame of the box but keeps the caption underneath or adjacent
- What do you call this elevated road structure?
Notice it's a single piece of road that is elevated, having another one pass underneath it I wouldn't call it a bridge since a bridge usually goes over a natural feature like a river
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