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underlying adj | figurative (below the surface) (figuurlijk) | onderliggend, achterliggend bn |
| Abigail suspected it was Trevor's underlying guilt that caused him to set up the charitable fund. |
underlying adj | (below [sth]) | onderliggend bn |
| The gardener lifted away a slab of grass with some of the underlying soil. |
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onderliggend bn | (latent) | underlying adj |
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underlie [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (be the reason for) | ten grondslag liggen aan frase |
| | verklaren overg. ww |
| A belief in creationism underlies their arguments. |
underlie [sth] vtr | (lie beneath) | liggen onder onoverg. ww + vz |
| | zich bevinden onder wk. ww+vz |
| A layer of sedimentary rock underlies the soil. |