underlying
pronunciation
How to pronounce underlying in British English:
UK [ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ]
How to pronounce underlying in American English:
US [ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- in the nature of something though not readily apparent
- located beneath or below
- being or involving basic facts or principles
Word Origin
- underlying (adj.)
- 1610s, present participle adjective from underlie.
Example
- 1. But those victories did not solve other underlying problems .
- 2. What are the main underlying structural causes of this depression ?
- 3. We might instead look at the underlying economics .
- 4. Angular unconformities are ones in which the overlying and underlying rocks dip at different angles .
- 5. But the underlying improvement is more impressive .