under wayadv.

Brit.

/ˌʌndə ˈweɪ/, U.S.

/ˌəndər ˈweɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: under prep., way n.¹

Etymology: < under prep. + way n.¹ Compare Dutch onderweg (Middle Dutch onderwege, onderwegen), Middle Low German underwege, underwegen, German †unterweg (Middle High German unterwegen; compare German unterwegs).With quot. 1867 at sense 1a compare discussion at weigh n.² The one-word spelling has become increasingly common since the mid 20th cent. The two-word spelling continues to be recommended by most usage guides.

1. Nautical. Of a vessel: moving through the water; in motion; not anchored, moored, or aground. In later use also with reference to other modes of transport.

a. As a two-word adverbial phrase, under way. See also under weigh at weigh n.²A distinction is sometimes drawn between a boat which has weighed anchor and embarked on a journey (under weigh) and one which is moving at sea (under way); see, e.g., quot. 1867.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [phrase] > progressing through water

under way1622

under weigh1777

1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea lix. 140 The windermost shippe, by opening her sayle, may be vpon the other before shee be looked for, either for want of steeridge, not being vnder way, or by the rowling of the Sea.

1698 T. Savery Navigation Improv'd 4 The Motion of the Ship (moved by this Engine) must, with the same number of Men, be much swifter than with Oars; and, I hope to prove, near twice as swift, when Under-way.

1743 J. Bulkeley & J. Cummins Voy. to South-seas 98 To prevent which, we do agree, that when Under-way they shall not separate.

1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins I. viii. 70 We drew up the two Boats, and set all Hands at work to put the Ship under Way.

1788 C. Smith Emmeline IV. vii. 146 It was near ten o'clock before the vessel got under way.

1836 W. Irving Astoria xi Mr. M'Kay urged the captain to clear the ship and get under way.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 706 Under way, a ship beginning to move under her canvas after her anchor is started. Some have written this under weigh, but improperly. A ship is under weigh when she has weighed her anchor... As soon as she gathers way she is under way.

1885 Law Times' Rep. 53 61/2 Trawlers..are bound to show the same lights as a vessel under way.

1935 M. R. Anand Untouchable 211 At last, they succeeded in getting the car under way.

1992 B. Unsworth Sacred Hunger xiv. 100 He..knew that the ship was under way, knew if from the noise of the water thrown from her bows.

b. As a single word.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [adverb] > moving through water

under way?1726

?1726 T. M. Captains Directory 6 Requir'd underway to be shewn to the proper Officers for Inspection.

1795 G. Brewer Motto II. i. 2 We shall get underway in a jiffy, the pilot's coming on board.

1811 Lady's Misc. 16 Nov. 62/1 As soon as the vessel was got underway, the captain discovered the money had been stolen.

1875 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Jan. 43/1 As I strapped my arsenal on I noticed a movement to the ship, and perceived at once she was underway.

1940 P. V. H. Weems Marine Navigation (1941) v. 82 Before getting underway the navigator should determine by azimuth or by a known true bearing of a prominent object whether any error exists in the compass reading.

1994 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 14 Oct. 1 The trains would get underway as soon as possible.

2006 Boating Mag. Dec. 20/1 An hour after that we pay up and are underway on one engine.

2. In extended use.

a. Of a person: embarked upon a journey; having started on a course of action. Formerly sometimes spec.: †during the course of a journey (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [adverb] > in passing, on the way

in transitu1611

under way1671

1671 J. Moxon tr. Sacred Geogr. 49 That night he went to Bethania, and lodged there... And in the Morning again to Jerusalem, where under way he cursed the Fig Tree, which presently withered.

1820 J. Galt Earthquake II. xv. 134 It was about day-break when the caravan got underway at Trebizond.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. viii. 282 A courier is, this night, getting under way for Necker.

1856 Chambers's Jrnl. 2 Feb. 80/1 I took the honest waiter home with me in my cab, and under-way we had a good laugh at the spy.

1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 23 Once underway, though, Gloria would have been able to detect few noteworthy points of contrast between sexual arousal and rabies.

1989 Guitar Player Mar. 6/3 You can join a group and be underway in a third of the time.

2014 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 14 June 9 I filled a can from an outside tap. Soon I was underway again, hoping to find a garage still open.

b. Of a process, project, activity, etc.: set in progress; in the course of happening or being carried out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > a proceeding > [adverb]

upc1290

underhandc1400

adoing1429

under way1788

1788 T. Jefferson Let. 9 Aug. in Papers (1956) XIII. 485 While our second revolution is just brought to a happy end with you, yours here is but cleverly under way.

1822 Ld. Byron Vision of Judgm. xci Ere he could get a word Of all his founder'd verses under way.

1874 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 1st Ser. 309 They are restlessly anxious to get their stories well under way.

1915 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 19 Sept. 9/5 One of the big enterprises under way at the Selig studios.

1950 Chem. Engin. Progress 46 112/1 Construction should be underway by 1952.

1981 W. Boyd Good Man in Afr. ii. ix. 124 They walked arm-in-arm into the club where the dance was underway.

2013 New Scientist 20 Apr. 7/3 Efforts are under way to deploy the same concept in other complex organs.

c. Of a baby: in the womb; as yet unborn; on the way (see way n.¹ and int.¹ Phrases 2g(d)(ii)).

ΚΠ

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. x. iii. 615 The little Wife has already brought him one child, a Daughter; and has (as Friedrich notices) another under way.

1938 R. E. McKee Three Daughters v. vi. 447 Amelia sailing off to war with a baby under way!

1967 E. Wilson Let. 17 June in E. Wilson, Man in Lett. (2001) iv. 222 She has a baby under way.

2000 H. S. Reinders Future Disabled in Liberal Soc. iii. §3. 41 With regard to the second means of prevention..the situation is different. There is already a child underway. In this case, to prevent is to take a human life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	under way
释义	under wayadv. Brit. /ˌʌndə ˈweɪ/, U.S. /ˌəndər ˈweɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: under prep., way n.¹ Etymology: < under prep. + way n.¹ Compare Dutch onderweg (Middle Dutch onderwege, onderwegen), Middle Low German underwege, underwegen, German †unterweg (Middle High German unterwegen; compare German unterwegs).With quot. 1867 at sense 1a compare discussion at weigh n.² The one-word spelling has become increasingly common since the mid 20th cent. The two-word spelling continues to be recommended by most usage guides. 1. Nautical. Of a vessel: moving through the water; in motion; not anchored, moored, or aground. In later use also with reference to other modes of transport. a. As a two-word adverbial phrase, under way. See also under weigh at weigh n.²A distinction is sometimes drawn between a boat which has weighed anchor and embarked on a journey (under weigh) and one which is moving at sea (under way); see, e.g., quot. 1867. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [phrase] > progressing through water under way1622 under weigh1777 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea lix. 140 The windermost shippe, by opening her sayle, may be vpon the other before shee be looked for, either for want of steeridge, not being vnder way, or by the rowling of the Sea. 1698 T. Savery Navigation Improv'd 4 The Motion of the Ship (moved by this Engine) must, with the same number of Men, be much swifter than with Oars; and, I hope to prove, near twice as swift, when Under-way. 1743 J. Bulkeley & J. Cummins Voy. to South-seas 98 To prevent which, we do agree, that when Under-way they shall not separate. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins I. viii. 70 We drew up the two Boats, and set all Hands at work to put the Ship under Way. 1788 C. Smith Emmeline IV. vii. 146 It was near ten o'clock before the vessel got under way. 1836 W. Irving Astoria xi Mr. M'Kay urged the captain to clear the ship and get under way. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 706 Under way, a ship beginning to move under her canvas after her anchor is started. Some have written this under weigh, but improperly. A ship is under weigh when she has weighed her anchor... As soon as she gathers way she is under way. 1885 Law Times' Rep. 53 61/2 Trawlers..are bound to show the same lights as a vessel under way. 1935 M. R. Anand Untouchable 211 At last, they succeeded in getting the car under way. 1992 B. Unsworth Sacred Hunger xiv. 100 He..knew that the ship was under way, knew if from the noise of the water thrown from her bows. b. As a single word. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [adverb] > moving through water under way?1726 ?1726 T. M. Captains Directory 6 Requir'd underway to be shewn to the proper Officers for Inspection. 1795 G. Brewer Motto II. i. 2 We shall get underway in a jiffy, the pilot's coming on board. 1811 Lady's Misc. 16 Nov. 62/1 As soon as the vessel was got underway, the captain discovered the money had been stolen. 1875 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Jan. 43/1 As I strapped my arsenal on I noticed a movement to the ship, and perceived at once she was underway. 1940 P. V. H. Weems Marine Navigation (1941) v. 82 Before getting underway the navigator should determine by azimuth or by a known true bearing of a prominent object whether any error exists in the compass reading. 1994 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 14 Oct. 1 The trains would get underway as soon as possible. 2006 Boating Mag. Dec. 20/1 An hour after that we pay up and are underway on one engine. 2. In extended use. a. Of a person: embarked upon a journey; having started on a course of action. Formerly sometimes spec.: †during the course of a journey (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [adverb] > in passing, on the way in transitu1611 under way1671 1671 J. Moxon tr. Sacred Geogr. 49 That night he went to Bethania, and lodged there... And in the Morning again to Jerusalem, where under way he cursed the Fig Tree, which presently withered. 1820 J. Galt Earthquake II. xv. 134 It was about day-break when the caravan got underway at Trebizond. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. viii. 282 A courier is, this night, getting under way for Necker. 1856 Chambers's Jrnl. 2 Feb. 80/1 I took the honest waiter home with me in my cab, and under-way we had a good laugh at the spy. 1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 23 Once underway, though, Gloria would have been able to detect few noteworthy points of contrast between sexual arousal and rabies. 1989 Guitar Player Mar. 6/3 You can join a group and be underway in a third of the time. 2014 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 14 June 9 I filled a can from an outside tap. Soon I was underway again, hoping to find a garage still open. b. Of a process, project, activity, etc.: set in progress; in the course of happening or being carried out. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > a proceeding > [adverb] upc1290 underhandc1400 adoing1429 under way1788 1788 T. Jefferson Let. 9 Aug. in Papers (1956) XIII. 485 While our second revolution is just brought to a happy end with you, yours here is but cleverly under way. 1822 Ld. Byron Vision of Judgm. xci Ere he could get a word Of all his founder'd verses under way. 1874 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 1st Ser. 309 They are restlessly anxious to get their stories well under way. 1915 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 19 Sept. 9/5 One of the big enterprises under way at the Selig studios. 1950 Chem. Engin. Progress 46 112/1 Construction should be underway by 1952. 1981 W. Boyd Good Man in Afr. ii. ix. 124 They walked arm-in-arm into the club where the dance was underway. 2013 New Scientist 20 Apr. 7/3 Efforts are under way to deploy the same concept in other complex organs. c. Of a baby: in the womb; as yet unborn; on the way (see way n.¹ and int.¹ Phrases 2g(d)(ii)). ΚΠ 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. x. iii. 615 The little Wife has already brought him one child, a Daughter; and has (as Friedrich notices) another under way. 1938 R. E. McKee Three Daughters v. vi. 447 Amelia sailing off to war with a baby under way! 1967 E. Wilson Let. 17 June in E. Wilson, Man in Lett. (2001) iv. 222 She has a baby under way. 2000 H. S. Reinders Future Disabled in Liberal Soc. iii. §3. 41 With regard to the second means of prevention..the situation is different. There is already a child underway. In this case, to prevent is to take a human life. 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