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un·der·line U0053600 (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.underline vb (tr) 1. to put a line under2. to state forcibly; emphasize or reinforce n a line underneath, esp under written matter 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] underline Past participle: underlined Gerund: underlining
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underline | underline |
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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 |
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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 | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | underline - a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)underscorestroke - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes" | Verb | 1. | underline - give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"emphasise, underscore, emphasizeaccent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, punctuate, emphasise - to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" | | 2. | underline - draw a line or lines underneath to call attention tounderscoremark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
underlineverb1. 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)2. underscore, mark, italicize, rule a line under Take two pens and underline the positive and negative words.underlineverbTo accord emphasis to:accent, accentuate, emphasize, feature, highlight, italicize, play up, point up, stress, underscore.Translationsunderline (andəˈlain) verb1. to draw a line under. He wrote down the title of his essay and underlined it. 在...下面畫線 在…下面画线,画底线标出 2. to emphasize or stress. In his speech he underlined several points. 強調 强调underline
Synonyms for underlineverb emphasizeSynonyms- emphasize
- stress
- highlight
- bring home
- underscore
- accentuate
- point up
- give emphasis to
- call or draw attention to
Antonyms- play down
- minimize
- make light of
- gloss over
- soft-pedal
verb underscoreSynonyms- underscore
- mark
- italicize
- rule a line under
Synonyms for underlineverb to accord emphasis toSynonyms- accent
- accentuate
- emphasize
- feature
- highlight
- italicize
- play up
- point up
- stress
- underscore
Synonyms for underlinenoun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)SynonymsRelated Wordsverb give extra weight to (a communication)Synonyms- emphasise
- underscore
- emphasize
Related Words- accent
- accentuate
- emphasize
- stress
- punctuate
- emphasise
verb draw a line or lines underneath to call attention toSynonymsRelated Words |