under,Iprep.Faoi; pron.forms: fúm, fút, faoi m, fúithi f, fúinn, fúibh, fúthu. 1aUnder water, faoi uisce; faoi loch. S.a. SWIM2 I. 1. Put it under that, cuir faoi sin é. The village lies under the mountain, tá an baile suite ag bun, faoi bhun, an chnoic. S.a. FOOT1 1 (c), NOSE1 1. bTo speak under one's breath, labhairt i gcogar. He is under forty, tá sé faoi bhun an daichid; níl an daichead fós aige. 2aUnder lock and key, faoi ghlas (eochrach). Under cover of night, faoi choim na hoíche. Visible under the microscope, infheicthe le miocrascóp. Under sentence of death, daortha, teilgthe, chun báis. Under the present circumstances, mar atá an scéal. Under oath, faoi bhrí na mionn; faoi mhóid. Under the terms of the treaty, de réir choinníollacha an chonartha. Under his father's will, de réir uachta a athar. He is under the necessity of doing it, is éigean dó a dhéanamh; tá air a dhéanamh. S.a. FIRE1 4, OBLIGATION, SAIL1 1 (b), SPELL1 2, WAY1 9. bTo be under s.o., bheith faoi ordú duine. Under government control, faoi cheannas rialtais. F: To be under the doctor, bheith faoi chúram an dochtúra. cTo be under a violent emotion, racht tréan a bheith ort. 3aUnder repair, á dheisiú. The house is under repair, tá caoi á cur ar an teach. Patients under treatment, othair faoi chúram dochtúra. bAgr: Field under corn, gort faoi arbhar. II►under, adv.1Thíos (fúm, etc.); faoi (seo). As under, mar atá (anseo) thíos, i mo dhiaidh. S.a. DOWN3 I. 2. 2To keep s.o. under, duine a choinneáil síos. S.a. KEEP UNDER. 3(In compounds) Gearr-. To underpay, gearríoc; íoc gearr. Under-heated, gan a bheith sách téite. III►under, attrib.a. & comb. fm.1Fo-; íochtair, íochtarach. Under-strata, sratha fpl íochtaracha, dúshratha fpl. Underlip, liopa m íochtair. Undervest, léine chnis. Underpants, fobhríste m. 2Fo-, leas-, bun-. Under-gardener, leasgharraíodóir m. Under-servant, banseirbhíseach m. 3Gearr, giortach. Under-dose, miosúr m rólag.