under
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- adverb
- /ˈʌndər/
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- People 30 years old or under are most likely to receive money from their relatives abroad.
- just under
- under one million
- under two billion
That puts their PEG ratio at under one.
- That puts their PEG ratio at under one.
Examples
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Before West came back, Ray Allen was averaging just under 40 minutes per game.
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That puts their PEG ratio at under one.
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Did you know there are just under 7 billion living people in this world?
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This Play Space is for children 12 and under!
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For children aged 11 or under, proceedings are not served, and they are released.
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Nationally, an average of 19% of all children ages 18 and under fell below the federal poverty line.
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The sample was 65.1% female, and approximately three-quarters were aged 24 and under.
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Remploy now has 54 factories employing just under 3,000 disabled people.
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Hillsong Church started in 1983 with just under 100 worshippers, but has now grown into a congregation of over 30,000 in Australia.
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The store sells dresses for women 30 and under at a discounted price.
Synonyms
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A place that is under something, for example a room or floor
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Directly below or on the bottom of something
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Under something or in a lower position than it
Idioms
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People feel very tense and worried because many difficult things are happening
- Informal
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Something that happened in the past and is no longer important
- Informal
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No longer alive and buried in the ground, or completely covered by something like water
- Informal
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To annoy someone a lot by small things another person does
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You are in bed with the sheets pulled over you to be private or close with someone
To keep your talents or good work hidden instead of showing them to others
- Informal
Drink more alcohol than another person until they become drunk
To suddenly stop helping someone, leaving them in a difficult situation
Compounds
- Formal
A formal written agreement signed with a special stamp that has stronger force in law
How Much
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Under originally meant 'below', and that idea also came to mean 'less than' a number or limit. So when we say children aged twelve or under, we mean children 'below' that age.