under

About 392.22 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. preposition Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.

   We found some shade under a tree.

2. preposition Below the surface of.
3. preposition From one side of to the other, passing beneath.

   I crawled under the fence.

4. preposition Less than.

   Interest rates are now under 1%.

5. preposition Subject to.

   We were constantly under bombardment.

6. preposition Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.

   He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.

7. preposition Within the category, classification or heading of.

   File this under "i" for "ignore".

8. preposition In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).

   to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation

Similar words

below nether subordinate low-level low beneath underneath lower down across

Often followed by

the a this his which these section such their consideration