underneath
Below; in a place beneath.
Example
“I can't take my sweater off: I amn't wearing anything else on underneath.”
Other meanings
On the underside or lower face.
Related words
- get underneath someone's skin
- underneath one's breath
- underneath the hood
Word history
From Old English "underneoþan".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “underneath” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.