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un·der·line  (ndr-ln, ndr-ln)
tr.v. un·der·lined, un·der·lin·ing, un·der·lines
1. To draw a line under; emphasize or cause to stand out; underscore.
2. To emphasize; stress.
n. (ndr-ln)
A line under something, such as a symbol, word, or phrase, used to indicate emphasis or italic type.

underline
vb [ˌʌndəˈlaɪn] (tr)
1. to put a line under
2. to state forcibly; emphasize or reinforce
n [ˈʌndəˌlaɪn]
a line underneath, esp under written matter
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.underlineunderline - a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
stroke - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes"
Verb1.underlineunderline - give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"
accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, punctuate, emphasise - to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
2.underlineunderline - draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"

underline
verb
1. emphasize, stress, highlight, bring home, underscore, accentuate, point up, give emphasis to, call or draw attention to The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk.
emphasize play down, minimize, make light of, gloss over, soft-pedal (informal)
2. underscore, mark, italicize, rule a line under Take two pens and underline the positive and negative words.
Translations
underline [ˌʌndəˈlaɪn] VT (lit, fig) → subrayar

underline [ˌʌndərˈlaɪn] vt
(= draw a line under) [+ word, sentence, title] → souligner
(= emphasize) [+ importance, dangers, concern, need] → souligner

underline [ˌʌndəˈlaɪn] vt (also) (fig) → sottolineare
underline [ˌʌndəˈlaɪn] vt (also) (fig) → sottolineare

underline
v underline [andəˈlain]
1 to draw a line under He wrote down the title of his essay and underlined it. onderstreep يضَعُ خَطّا تَحْت подчертавам podtrhnout understrege unterstreichen υπογραμμίζω subrayar alla kriipsutama زیر چیزی خط کشیدن alleviivata souligner לִמתוֹחַ קַו תַחַת- नीचे रेखा खींचना podvući aláhúz strika undir sottolineare 下線を引く 밑줄을 긋다 pabraukti pasvītrot menggaris di bawah onderstrepen understreke podkreślić sublinhar a sublinia подчёркивать podčiarknuť podčrtati podvući stryka under ขีดเส้นใต้ altını çizmek 在...下面畫線 підкреслювати نيچے لکير کھينچنا gạch dưới 线...
2 to emphasize or stress In his speech he underlined several points. benadruk يُؤَكِّد، يُشَدِّد على наблягам zdůraznit fremhæve; understrege unterstreichen υπογραμμίζω, τονίζω τη σημασία subrayar, destacar rõhutama مورد تاکید قرار دادن korostaa souligner לְהַדגִיש रेखांकित करना naglasiti aláhúz undirstrika, árétta sottolineare 強調する 강조하다 pabrėžti uzsvērt; izcelt menekankan onderstrepen framheve, understreke podkreślić sublinhar a scoate în evidenţă подчёркивать zdôrazniť poudariti naglasiti understryka เน้นความสำคัญ vurgulamak 強調 підкреслювати زور دينا nhấn mạnh

underline يَرسِم خطا تحت كلمة podtrhnout understrege unterstreichen υπογραμμίζω subrayar alleviivata souligner podvući sottolineare 下線を引く 밑줄을 긋다 onderstrepen understreke podkreślić sublinhar подчеркивать understryka ขีดเส้นใต้ altını çizmek gạch dưới 强调


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