underlie

un·der·lie

U0053500 (ŭn′dər-lī′)tr.v. un·der·lay (-lā′), un·der·lain (-lān′), un·der·ly·ing, un·der·lies 1. To be located under or below.2. To be the support or basis of; account for: Many factors underlie my decision.3. To constitute a prior claim over.

underlie

(ˌʌndəˈlaɪ) vb (tr) , -lies, -lying, -lay or -lain1. to lie or be placed under or beneath2. to be the foundation, cause, or basis of: careful planning underlies all our decisions. 3. (Banking & Finance) finance to take priority over (another claim, liability, mortgage, etc): a first mortgage underlies a second. 4. (Linguistics) to be the root or stem from which (a word) is derived: "happy" underlies "happiest". ˈunderˌlier n

un•der•lie

(ˌʌn dərˈlaɪ)

v.t. -lay, -lain, -ly•ing. 1. to lie under or beneath. 2. to form the foundation of. [before 900]

underlie

Past participle: underlain
Gerund: underlying

Imperative
underlie
underlie

Present
I underlie
you underlie
he/she/it underlies
we underlie
you underlie
they underlie

Preterite
I underlay
you underlay
he/she/it underlay
we underlay
you underlay
they underlay

Present Continuous
I am underlying
you are underlying
he/she/it is underlying
we are underlying
you are underlying
they are underlying

Present Perfect
I have underlain
you have underlain
he/she/it has underlain
we have underlain
you have underlain
they have underlain

Past Continuous
I was underlying
you were underlying
he/she/it was underlying
we were underlying
you were underlying
they were underlying

Past Perfect
I had underlain
you had underlain
he/she/it had underlain
we had underlain
you had underlain
they had underlain

Future
I will underlie
you will underlie
he/she/it will underlie
we will underlie
you will underlie
they will underlie

Future Perfect
I will have underlain
you will have underlain
he/she/it will have underlain
we will have underlain
you will have underlain
they will have underlain

Future Continuous
I will be underlying
you will be underlying
he/she/it will be underlying
we will be underlying
you will be underlying
they will be underlying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been underlying
you have been underlying
he/she/it has been underlying
we have been underlying
you have been underlying
they have been underlying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been underlying
you will have been underlying
he/she/it will have been underlying
we will have been underlying
you will have been underlying
they will have been underlying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been underlying
you had been underlying
he/she/it had been underlying
we had been underlying
you had been underlying
they had been underlying

Conditional
I would underlie
you would underlie
he/she/it would underlie
we would underlie
you would underlie
they would underlie

Past Conditional
I would have underlain
you would have underlain
he/she/it would have underlain
we would have underlain
you would have underlain
they would have underlain

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	underlie - be or form the base for be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	underlie - lie underneath lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

Translations

essere alla basegiacere sottosoccombere