2under adverb
1 a : in or into a position that is below or beneath something
▪ Pull the bed sheets tight then fold the ends under. ▪ He turned under his shirt's collar. ; especially : in a position that is below the surface of water
▪ The whale surfaced briefly then dove under again.
b : in a forward direction that passes below something
▪ The bridge was too low for the ship to sail under. 2 : less than an expected or stated number or amount
▪ A score of 60 is needed to pass; anything under is failing. ▪ Children aged five and under [=children who are five years old and younger] may enter the park for free. ▪ Most of the restaurant's entrees are $10 or under. [=they cost $10 or less than $10] 3 : into an unconscious state
▪ They had to put me under for surgery.
▪ Pull the bed sheets tight then fold the ends under. ▪ He turned under his shirt's collar. ; especially : in a position that is below the surface of water
▪ The whale surfaced briefly then dove under again.
b : in a forward direction that passes below something
▪ The bridge was too low for the ship to sail under.
▪ A score of 60 is needed to pass; anything under is failing. ▪ Children aged five and under [=children who are five years old and younger] may enter the park for free. ▪ Most of the restaurant's entrees are $10 or under. [=they cost $10 or less than $10]
▪ They had to put me under for surgery.
go under — see 1go
