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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024un•der•ly•ing /ˈʌndɚˌlaɪɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - lying beneath something else:an underlying layer of rock.
- fundamental;
basic:an underlying cause. - that can be discovered only by close analysis or examination:Loyalty is the underlying theme of the story.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•der•ly•ing (un′dər lī′ing),USA pronunciation adj. - lying or situated beneath, as a substratum.
- fundamental;
basic:the underlying cause of their discontent. - implicit;
discoverable only by close scrutiny or analysis:an underlying seriousness in his witticisms. - Business(of a claim, mortgage, etc.) taking precedence;
anterior;
prior. - Linguisticsbelonging to an earlier stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence or other structure;
belonging to the deep structure.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: underlying /ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ/ adj - concealed but detectable: underlying guilt
- fundamental; basic
- lying under
- (of a claim, liability, etc) taking precedence; prior
un•der•lie /ˌʌndɚˈlaɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lay, -lain, -ly•ing. - to lie under.
- to form the foundation of.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•der•lie (un′dər lī′),USA pronunciation v.t. -lay, -lain, -ly•ing. - to lie under or beneath;
be situated under. - to be at the basis of;
form the foundation of. - Grammarto function as the root morpheme or original or basic form of (a derived form):The form "boy'' underlies "boyish.''
- Business[Finance.]to be primary to another right or security.
- Middle English underlyen (verb, verbal), Old English underlicgan. See under-, lie2 bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: underlie /ˌʌndəˈlaɪ/ vb ( -lies, -lying, -lay, -lain)(transitive)- to lie or be placed under or beneath
- to be the foundation, cause, or basis of: careful planning underlies all our decisions
- to take priority over (another claim, liability, mortgage, etc)
- to be the root or stem from which (a word) is derived: "happy" underlies "happiest"
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