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  1. Difference between "under", "underneath", "below" and "beneath"

    Sep 7, 2018 · It leads me to the confusion, when it comes to contradicting between some prepositions. Today, I want to know the distinction between the two similar senses of these …

  2. prepositions - Difference between "underneath" and "under" when …

    Jan 30, 2012 · I use it when explaining those prepositions in my classes, just before I explain that the distinction between "under" and "underneath" is microscopic, and often not important.

  3. Under vs Underneath - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 25, 2020 · I was asked this question recently- Are you wearing anything underneath your shirt?. So, I am wondering if it's possible to use under instead of underneath in the above …

  4. word choice - Does underneath imply a greater level of depth than ...

    No, "underneath" does not imply a greater level of depth than either "beneath" or "below". underneath The under- indicates the subject of comparison is directly below the object or right …

  5. Is it correct to say "work underneath"? - English Language

    Aug 16, 2019 · The much more common expression is to "work under," but I saw "work underneath" in this Wikipedia article and for some reason it bothered me: In return, the …

  6. Beneath water, below water - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Mar 11, 2020 · The usual expression to indicate that a location is inside a body of water, below the surface, is “under water”. A Stack Exchange user who seems to be a native English …

  7. Word for the descending levels underneath a Manager/Senior …

    Jan 26, 2018 · 0 What is a word for the levels of hierarchy underneath an employee? This question is very similar to this but I'm looking for a general term for the levels themselves. In a …

  8. What do you call this elevated road structure?

    Mar 30, 2015 · Notice it's a single piece of road that is elevated, having another one pass underneath it. I wouldn't call it a bridge since a bridge usually goes over a natural feature like a …

  9. Period usage in Figures and Table captions [closed]

    Aug 3, 2022 · I've seen a line break or large space, especially with a style that uses boxed figures and puts "figure n " in the frame of the box but keeps the caption underneath or adjacent.

  10. etymology - Does "neath" have any standalone meaning? - English ...

    Aug 8, 2012 · Beneath and underneath both indicate similar concepts, and since under- is a free morpheme in many contexts, is neath a bound morpheme or does it derive from a standalone …