Word Root: under

under, below
From Germanic: untar,undir,undar
Sample words for the root under: understood, underachiever, undercover, underweight, underhanded, underwrite, undergarment, underrate, undersized, undergraduate, underground, undermine, underneath, undertake, undertaking, underwater, underestimate, underlying, undergo, underscore, underlie, undercharge. Each word has meanings and examples. Click their buttons to get sentences selected from classic works and modern media.

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 Words of under
1 underachiever   Speak  
n. someone who is less successful than they should be at school or at work
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2 undercharge   Speak  
v. charge below or under; charge less than is usual or suitable
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3 undercover   Speak  
a. working secretly using a false appearance to get information for the police
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4 underestimate   Speak  
v. make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
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5 undergarment   Speak  
n. a garment worn under other garments
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6 undergo   Speak  
v. experience; suffer; pass through
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7 undergraduate   Speak  
n. a university student who has not yet received the first degree
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8 underground   Speak  
a. under the level of the ground; buried
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9 underhanded   Speak  
a. short-handed; clandestine; marked by deception
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10 underlie   Speak  
v. be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
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11 underlying   Speak  
a. lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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12 undermine   Speak  
v. weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
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13 underneath   Speak  
ad. under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
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14 underrate   Speak  
v. make too low an estimate of
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15 underscore   Speak  
v. draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
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16 undersized   Speak  
a. smaller than normal for its kind
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17 understood   Speak  
v. (past tense) perceive the intended meaning
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18 undertake   Speak  
v. take on; embark on; assume
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19 undertaking   Speak  
n. task or assignment undertaken; career
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20 underwater   Speak  
a. submarine; beneath the surface of the water
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21 underweight   Speak  
a. weighing less than usual, very thin
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22 underwrite   Speak  
v. write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
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