under is on the Basic English 850 List.
umbrella - under - unit
under is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
u - under - understand

Pronunciation change

Preposition change

Preposition
under

 
It is under the box
  1. In the same place as another thing, but lower.
    They ate under the trees.
  2. In the control of.
    He was under the leader of the organization.
  3. In the middle of a process; experiencing.
    The idea is under the committee's judgement (judging).

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