underpin

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌndərˈpɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(un′dər pin′)

Inflections of 'underpin' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
underpins
v 3rd person singular
underpinning
v pres p
underpinned
v past
underpinned
v past p
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underpin [sth]⇒ vtr (physically: support)apuntalar⇒ vtr
  apoyar⇒ vtr
 Your house will need to be underpinned to stop it collapsing.
 Tu casa deberá ser apuntalada para evitar que colapse.
underpin [sth] vtr figurative (argument: support) (argumento)apoyar⇒ vtr
  formar la base loc verb
  respaldar⇒ vtr
 His conclusions are underpinned by hard evidence.
 Su conclusión es apoyada por la evidencia.
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'underpin' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
apuntalar

Collocations: underpin a [block, building, foundation], the [building] was underpinned, the [event, plight] underpins her book, more...

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