underlie

un·der·lie

 (ŭn′dər-lī′)

tr.v. un·der·lay (-lā′), un·der·lain (-lān′), un·der·ly·ing, un·der·lies

1. To be located under or below.

2. To be the support or basis of; account for: Many factors underlie my decision.

3. To constitute a prior claim over.

underlie

(ˌʌndəˈlaɪ)

vb (tr) , -lies, -lying, -lay or -lain

1. to lie or be placed under or beneath

2. to be the foundation, cause, or basis of: careful planning underlies all our decisions.

3. (Banking & Finance) finance to take priority over (another claim, liability, mortgage, etc): a first mortgage underlies a second.

4. (Linguistics) to be the root or stem from which (a word) is derived: "happy" underlies "happiest".

ˈunderˌlier n

un•der•lie

(ˌʌn dərˈlaɪ)

v.t. -lay, -lain, -ly•ing.

1. to lie under or beneath.

2. to form the foundation of.

[before 900]

underlie

Past participle: underlain
Gerund: underlying

Imperative

underlie

underlie

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	underlie - be or form the base for     be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	underlie - lie underneath       lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

Translations

essere alla basegiacere sottosoccombere

underlie

[ˌʌndəˈlaɪ] (underlay (pt)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪ] (underlain (pp)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪn] VT

1. (= lie under) → estar debajo de, extenderse debajo de

2. (fig) → sustentar

underlie

[ˌʌndə^rˈlaɪ] [underlay] [ˌʌndə^rˈleɪ] (pt) [underlain] [ˌʌndə^rˈleɪn] (pp) vt → être à la base de, sous-tendre

underlie

[ˌʌndəˈlaɪ] (underlay (pt)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪ] (underlain (pp)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪn] vt → essere alla base di
an underlying nervousness → un nervosismo di fondo
the underlying cause → il motivo di fondo