Standard Lemma guide

thereunder

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ʌndə(ɹ)

1

adv

Meaning 1

Under that; under it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • c. 2008, HILDEGARDE (LORETTA SELL) PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT, Marquette University The photographs span circa 1910-1997. The images are arranged topically, thereunder chronologically.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: therebeneath

Antonyms: thereover, thereabove, thereon, thereupon

2

adverb

Meaning 2

under that

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the headings and the items listed thereunder

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: under that, under it

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English therunder, þer-under, þar under, from Old English þǣrunder, equivalent to there + under. Cognate with Dutch daaronder (“thereunder”), German darunter (“thereunder”), Swedish därunder (“thereunder”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: по-долу (po-dolu) — translation
  • Dutch: daaronder — translation
  • Finnish: tuon alla — translation
  • Finnish: tuon alapuolella — translation
  • Finnish: sen alla — translation
  • Finnish: sen alapuolella — translation
  • French: sous lequel — translation
  • German: darunter — translation
  • Hungarian: alatta — translation
  • Hungarian: azalatt — translation
  • Swedish: därunder — translation