- underline under·line vt
- [ˌʌndə'laɪn]
(also) fig sottolineare
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
underline under·line vt
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underline — (v.) 1721, from UNDER (Cf. under) + LINE (Cf. line) (v.). Cf. Du. onderlijnen. Related: Underlined; underlining. The noun is attested from 1888 … Etymology dictionary
underline — ► VERB 1) draw a line under (a word or phrase) to give emphasis or indicate special type. 2) emphasize. ► NOUN ▪ a line drawn under a word or phrase … English terms dictionary
line — I n 1. rule, bar, score, underline, underscore, hairline; mark, stroke, streak, dash, hyphen, virgule, diagonal; marking, inscription, inscript, engraving, incision; scratch, notch, slash, etch, hatching. 2. band, stripe, strip, belt, zone, layer … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
underline */*/ — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈlaɪn] / US [ˌʌndərˈlaɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms underline : present tense I/you/we/they underline he/she/it underlines present participle underlining past tense underlined past participle underlined 1) a) to show clearly that… … English dictionary
underline — un|der|line [ ,ʌndər laın ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to draw a line under something written or printed, especially in order to emphasize it 2. ) to show clearly that something is important or true: The upsurge in violence merely underlines the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
underline — (also underscore esp. in AmE) verb 1 draw a line under a word ADVERB ▪ heavily ▪ The word ‘not’ was heavily underlined. 2 emphasize sth ADVERB ▪ clearly ▪ … Collocations dictionary
line — Synonyms and related words: DMZ, Indian file, L, MO, Spenserian stanza, WATS, WATS line, Zeitgeist, abut, accommodation, accompaniment, accord, accordance, aceldama, acknowledgment, acquiescence, acquire, action, activity, adaptation, adaption,… … Moby Thesaurus
underline — underlineation /un deuhr lin ee ay sheuhn/, n. underliner, n. v. /un deuhr luyn , un deuhr luyn /; n. /un deuhr luyn /, v., underlined, underlining, n. v.t. 1. to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore. 2. to indicate the importance of; … Universalium
underline — verb 1》 draw a line under (a word or phrase) to give emphasis or indicate special type. 2》 emphasize (something). noun 1》 a line drawn under a word or phrase. 2》 the line of the lower part of an animal s body … English new terms dictionary
underline — v. & n. v.tr. 1 draw a line under (a word etc.) to give emphasis or draw attention or indicate italic or other special type. 2 emphasize, stress. n. 1 a line drawn under a word etc. 2 a caption below an illustration … Useful english dictionary
underline — un|der|line [ˌʌndəˈlaın US ər ] v [T] 1.) to draw a line under a word to show that it is important 2.) to show that something is important ▪ This tragic incident underlines the need for immediate action … Dictionary of contemporary English
