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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.
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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
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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]
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underlie
Past participle: underlain
Gerund: underlying
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Verb | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position |
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Translations
underlie
[ˌʌndəˈlaɪ] (underlay (pt)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪ] (underlain (pp)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪn] VT1. (= lie under) → estar debajo de, extenderse debajo de
2. (fig) → sustentar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
underlie
[ˌʌndərˈlaɪ] [underlay] [ˌʌndərˈleɪ] (pt) [underlain] [ˌʌndərˈleɪn] (pp) vt → être à la base de, sous-tendreCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
underlie
[ˌʌndəˈlaɪ] (underlay (pt)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪ] (underlain (pp)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪn] vt → essere alla base dian underlying nervousness → un nervosismo di fondo
the underlying cause → il motivo di fondo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995