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• underlie — ► VERB (underlying; past underlay; past part. underlain) ▪ lie or be situated under. DERIVATIVES underlying adjective …   English terms dictionary

• underlie — underlay, underlie 1. The addition of the prefix under makes both verbs transitive (i.e. take an object) and therefore they do not entirely correspond to the grammatical functions of lay and lie. The form of the past tense and past participle of… …   Modern English usage

• underlie — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈlaɪ] / US [ˌʌndərˈlaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms underlie : present tense I/you/we/they underlie he/she/it underlies present participle underlying UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈlaɪɪŋ] / US [ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ] past tense underlay UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈleɪ] / US… …   English dictionary

• underlie — verb past tense underlay, past participle underlaid (T) formal to be the real cause of or reason for something: Social problems and poverty underlie much of the crime in today s big cities …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• underlie — un|der|lie [ˌʌndəˈlaı US ər ] v past tense underlay [ ˈleı] past participle underlain [ ˈleın] present participle underlying third person singular underlies [T] formal to be the cause of something, or be the basic thing from which something… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• underlie — un|der|lie [ ,ʌndər laı ] (present participle un|der|ly|ing [ ,ʌndər laııŋ ] ; past tense un|der|lay [ ,ʌndər leı ] ; past participle un|der|lain [ ,ʌndər leın ] ) verb transitive to be the real or basic cause of or reason for something: What… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• underlie — verb (underlies, underlying; past underlay; past participle underlain) 1》 lie or be situated under. 2》 [often as adjective underlying] be the cause or basis of …   English new terms dictionary

• underlie — [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ] (present participle underlying [ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ] ; past tense underlay [ˌʌndəˈleɪ] ; past participle underlain [ˌʌndəˈleɪn] ) verb [T] to be the real or basic cause of or reason for something …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• underlie — v.tr. ( lying; past lay; past part. lain) 1 (also absol.) lie or be situated under (a stratum etc.). 2 (also absol.) (esp. as underlying adj.) (of a principle, reason, etc.) be the basis of (a doctrine, law, conduct, etc.). 3 exist beneath the… …   Useful english dictionary

• underlay — 1. v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. laid) lay something under (a thing) to support or raise it. n. a thing laid under another, esp. material laid under a carpet or mattress as protection or support. Etymology: OE underlecgan (as UNDER , LAY(1)) …   Useful english dictionary

• underlain — past part of underlie * * * underlain adjective see ↑underlie below • • • Main Entry: ↑under * * * underlain UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈleɪn] US [ˌʌndərˈleɪn] the past participle of underlie …   Useful english dictionary