under
below or beneath something; less than
How often you will meet it
Rank 182 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 132,263 times across 173,499 chapters — 0.063% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
preposition
- below or beneath something; less than
under in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The bag was open under her eyes.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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She led the way round the house to where tea was spread under the shade of a large sycamore.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Under the tall elms stretch the shady streets, alive eternally with the ever-new youth of ever-coming hundreds of boys.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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For an hour he pottered around the barn, and for a long while he sat on the porch under the stars.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1