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un·der·line
(ŭn′dər-līn′, ŭn′dər-līn′)tr.v. un·der·lined, un·der·lin·ing, un·der·lines
1. To draw a line under: underlined the title of the book.
2. To emphasize; stress: The debate underlined the deep divisions within the party.
n. (ŭn′dər-līn′)
A line under something, such as a symbol, word, or phrase, used to indicate emphasis or italic type.
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underline
vb (tr)
1. to put a line under
2. to state forcibly; emphasize or reinforce
n
a line underneath, esp under written matter
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un•der•line
(ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn)v. -lined, -lin•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
2. to indicate the importance of; emphasize.
n. 3. a line drawn beneath; underscore.
[1715–25]
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Past participle: underlined
Gerund: underlining
| Imperative |
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| underline |
| underline |
| Present |
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| I underline |
| you underline |
| he/she/it underlines |
| we underline |
| you underline |
| they underline |
| Preterite |
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| I underlined |
| you underlined |
| he/she/it underlined |
| we underlined |
| you underlined |
| they underlined |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am underlining |
| you are underlining |
| he/she/it is underlining |
| we are underlining |
| you are underlining |
| they are underlining |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have underlined |
| you have underlined |
| he/she/it has underlined |
| we have underlined |
| you have underlined |
| they have underlined |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was underlining |
| you were underlining |
| he/she/it was underlining |
| we were underlining |
| you were underlining |
| they were underlining |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had underlined |
| you had underlined |
| he/she/it had underlined |
| we had underlined |
| you had underlined |
| they had underlined |
| Future |
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| I will underline |
| you will underline |
| he/she/it will underline |
| we will underline |
| you will underline |
| they will underline |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have underlined |
| you will have underlined |
| he/she/it will have underlined |
| we will have underlined |
| you will have underlined |
| they will have underlined |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be underlining |
| you will be underlining |
| he/she/it will be underlining |
| we will be underlining |
| you will be underlining |
| they will be underlining |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been underlining |
| you have been underlining |
| he/she/it has been underlining |
| we have been underlining |
| you have been underlining |
| they have been underlining |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been underlining |
| you will have been underlining |
| he/she/it will have been underlining |
| we will have been underlining |
| you will have been underlining |
| they will have been underlining |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been underlining |
| you had been underlining |
| he/she/it had been underlining |
| we had been underlining |
| you had been underlining |
| they had been underlining |
| Conditional |
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| I would underline |
| you would underline |
| he/she/it would underline |
| we would underline |
| you would underline |
| they would underline |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have underlined |
| you would have underlined |
| he/she/it would have underlined |
| we would have underlined |
| you would have underlined |
| they would have underlined |
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Noun 1. [画像:underline - a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)]underline - a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
stroke - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes"
Verb 1. [画像:underline - give extra weight to (a communication)]underline - give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"
2. [画像:underline - draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to]underline - draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
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underline
verb
1. emphasize, stress, highlight, bring home, underscore, accentuate, point up, give emphasis to, call or draw attention to The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk.
emphasize play down, minimize, make light of, gloss over, soft-pedal (informal)
emphasize play down, minimize, make light of, gloss over, soft-pedal (informal)
2. underscore, mark, italicize, rule a line under Take two pens and underline the positive and negative words.
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underline
verbTo accord emphasis to:
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Translations
يُؤَكِّد، يُشَدِّد علىيُبْرِزُ يضَعُ خَطّا تَحْت
podtrhnoutzdůraznitpodtrhnutípodtrženípodtržítko
understregefremhæve
alaviivaalleviivata
podvući
aláhúz
strika undirundirstrika, árétta
下線を引く
밑줄을 긋다
pabraukti
izceltpasvītrotuzsvērt
podčiarknuť
podčrtatipoudariti
understryka
เน้น
nhấn mạnh
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
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[ˌʌndərˈlaɪn] vt (= draw a line under) [+ word, sentence, title] → souligner
(= emphasize) [+ importance, dangers, concern, need] → souligner
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(andəˈlain) verb1. to draw a line under. He wrote down the title of his essay and underlined it. onderstreep يضَعُ خَطّا تَحْت подчертавам sublinhar podtrhnout unterstreichen understrege υπογραμμίζω subrayar alla kriipsutama زیر چیزی خط کشیدن alleviivata souligner לִמתוֹחַ קַו תַחַת- नीचे रेखा खींचना podvući aláhúz menggarisbawahi strika undir sottolineare 下線を引く 밑줄을 긋다 pabraukti pasvītrot menggaris di bawah onderstrepen understreke podkreślić ځنګلي بوټى چې دونو لاندې شنه شوى وي sublinhar a sublinia подчёркивать podčiarknuť podčrtati podvući stryka under ขีดเส้นใต้ altını çizmek 在...下面畫線 підкреслювати نيچے لکير کھينچنا gạch dưới 在...下面画线,画底线标出
2. to emphasize or stress. In his speech he underlined several points. benadruk يُؤَكِّد، يُشَدِّد على наблягам grifar zdůraznit unterstreichen fremhæve; understrege υπογραμμίζω, τονίζω τη σημασία subrayar, destacar rõhutama مورد تاکید قرار دادن alleviivata souligner לְהַדגִיש रेखांकित करना naglasiti aláhúz menekankan undirstrika, árétta sottolineare 強調する 강조하다 pabrėžti uzsvērt; izcelt menekankan onderstrepen framheve, understreke podkreślić ځنګلي بوټى چې دونو لاندې شنه شوى وي sublinhar a scoate în evidenţă подчёркивать zdôrazniť poudariti naglasiti understryka เน้นความสําคัญ vurgulamak 強調 підкреслювати زور دينا nhấn mạnh 强调
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→ يُبْرِزُ zdůraznit understrege unterstreichen υπογραμμίζω subrayar alleviivata souligner podvući sottolineare 下線を引く 밑줄을 긋다 onderstrepen understreke podkreślić sublinhar подчеркивать understryka เน้น altını çizmek nhấn mạnh 强调Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
underline
vt. subrayar.
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