Summary


English

Detailed Synonyms for underline in English

underline:

to underline verb (underlines, underlined, underlining)

  1. to underline
    emphasise; to underline; to urge on; to tear; to emphasize
    • emphasise verb, British
    • underline verb (underlines, underlined, underlining)
    • urge on verb (urges on, urged on, urging on)
    • tear verb (tears, tore, tearing)
    • emphasize verb, American (emphasizes, emphasized, emphasizing)
  2. to underline
    to emphasize; to underline; to emphasise
    • emphasize verb, American (emphasizes, emphasized, emphasizing)
    • underline verb (underlines, underlined, underlining)
    • emphasise verb, British
  3. to underline
    – draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to 1
    to underline; underscore
    – draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to 1
  4. to underline
    – give extra weight to (a communication) 1
    to emphasize; emphasise; to underline; underscore
    – give extra weight to (a communication) 1
    • emphasize verb, American (emphasizes, emphasized, emphasizing)
      • Her gesture emphasized her words1
    • emphasise verb, British
    • underline verb (underlines, underlined, underlining)
    • underscore verb

Conjugations for underline:

present
  1. underline
  2. underline
  3. underlines
  4. underline
  5. underline
  6. underline
simple past
  1. underlined
  2. underlined
  3. underlined
  4. underlined
  5. underlined
  6. underlined
present perfect
  1. have underlined
  2. have underlined
  3. has underlined
  4. have underlined
  5. have underlined
  6. have underlined
past continuous
  1. was underlining
  2. were underlining
  3. was underlining
  4. were underlining
  5. were underlining
  6. were underlining
future
  1. shall underline
  2. will underline
  3. will underline
  4. shall underline
  5. will underline
  6. will underline
continuous present
  1. am underlining
  2. are underlining
  3. is underlining
  4. are underlining
  5. are underlining
  6. are underlining
subjunctive
  1. be underlined
  2. be underlined
  3. be underlined
  4. be underlined
  5. be underlined
  6. be underlined
diverse
  1. underline!
  2. let's underline!
  3. underlined
  4. underlining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

underline [the ~] noun

  1. the underline
    – a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) 1
    the underline; the underscore
    – a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) 1

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Related Definitions for "underline":

  1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)1
  2. draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to1
  3. give extra weight to (a communication)1