underlying
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4.8
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ/
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subyacente
- Get a physical exam to make sure there isn't an underlying cause for your sleep problems.
- an underlying cause
- an underlying assumption
- an underlying mechanism
You have to get the underlying phenomenon first.
- You have to get the underlying phenomenon first.
- So, what are some of the underlying reasons for this shortfall?
- And overall I agree with the underlying hypothesis of that.
- And because the underlying model is the same.
- So they'll hedge their risk to the underlying stock right away.
- But whether it's helpful or not, it does not deal with the underlying dynamic.
- We have massive underlying conditions as a country.
- None of this was helping her underlying mental health issues.
- And it, it had an underlying feeling of sadness.
- But another level we can't choose, as we're driven by underlying unconscious processes.
- So you know, the the Deruma features as an underlying theme in the story.
- Most of the music you listen to has some underlying theme of a love story.
- Again, there's many underlying genetic causes for this.
- But does that mean that the underlying reality is truly what the math says?
- Especially now and, and there's, we've forgotten that underlying joy, underlying childlike wonder.
Examples
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It's crucial to address the underlying causes of anxiety to provide effective treatment.
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You have to get the underlying phenomenon first.
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It's meant to be another underlying set of data.
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Has the data, the underlying fact set changed?
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And so finding the underlying crime is critical.
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And overall I agree with the underlying hypothesis of that.
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But whether it's helpful or not, it does not deal with the underlying dynamic.
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So, what are some of the underlying reasons for this shortfall?
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There is also an emerging understanding of the underlying mechanisms through which this can occur.
Academic text (2012) -
Research indicates that peer relations may be an underlying factor of students' negative behaviors.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
536
3.5
Very important and necessary for something to work
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5.1
A natural part of something that is always there
Antonyms
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Underlying comes from the simple parts under 'below' and lie 'to be', so imagine a hidden layer that 'lies under' what you see. That's why an underlying reason or feeling is something basic that supports things but is not immediately obvious.