under
part of speech
preposition, adverb (under); adjective (under — rare)
meaning for a pupil
1) Under means below something, or covered by it. The cat is under the table. tree →
2) Under also means less than a number: children under 5, under 10 dollars. tree →
3) Under means controlled or ruled by: under the rules, under a king. tree →
4) Under also means during: the road is under repair. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Used for a place beneath, as under the tree or under the board. The Writings also use it in the grand phrases "under the whole heaven" and "under the sun," meaning everywhere in the world and in all human life. Interpretation: In Tradition, "under the sun" in Ecclesiastes means life in this world, while "under the whole heaven" says all things belong to God. In the primary lessons: In maths: a position, or less than a number (under 10, children under 5); «under» as an amount means less than and does not include the number. In science: animals that live under the ground; under water. Safety: children under 12 must sit in the back seat in many places. Phrases: under the bed, under water, under 5, under age, under way, under control, under construction.
examples
- Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree. (Torah GEN.18.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. (Torah EXO.26.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. (Torah EXO.36.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- one sea, and the twelve oxen under it. (Writings 2CH.4.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine. (Writings JOB.41.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. (Writings ECC.4.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Children under 5 ride free. tree →
- How many numbers under 20 are even? tree →
- The box is under the bed. tree →
- She finished in under 3 minutes. tree →
- The submarine went under the water. tree →
- Moles live under the ground. tree →
- Everything is under control. tree →
- The new library is under construction. tree →
- Put your bag under your chair. tree →
- He looked under the bench--no one! tree →
note
Opposite: over or above. «Under-» starts many words: underground, underline, underwater. «Under» as an amount means less than. Trap: «under 10» does not include 10.
In the corpora
- And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
- And the angel of the LORD said unto her: 'Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.'
- Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.
- And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
- And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «under» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.