underscore

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishunderscoreun‧der‧score /ˌʌndəˈskɔː $ -dərˈskɔːr/ ●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる verb [transitive] especially American English 1 EMPHASIZEto emphasize the fact that something is important or true SYN underline► see thesaurus at emphasize 2 LINEto draw a line under a word or phrase to show that it is important SYN underline→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusunderscore• The cultural significance of it is not really underscored.• But it is also worth underscoring both the intended and unintended symbolism of a Churchill bust.• This is further underscored in their social positions.• National defense constitutes over one-fourth of the Federal budget and underscores the high cost of military preparedness.• The report underscores the importance of childhood immunizations.• If single motherhood magnifies the problems of contemporary motherhood, it can also underscore the rewards of mothering while pursuing independent goals.

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Verb table

underscore

Simple Form

Present

I, you, we, they underscore

he, she, it underscores

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Past

I, you, he, she, it, we, they underscored

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have underscored

he, she, it has underscored

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had underscored

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will underscore

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have underscored

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Continuous Form

Present

I am underscoring

he, she, it is underscoring

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you, we, they are underscoring

Past

I, he, she, it was underscoring

you, we, they were underscoring

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have been underscoring

he, she, it has been underscoring

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been underscoring

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be underscoring

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been underscoring

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