underlie

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌndərˈlaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌʌndɚˈlaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un′dər lī)

Inflections of 'underlie' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
underlies
v 3rd person singular
underlying
v pres p
underlay
v past
underlain
v past p

underlie
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Sense: Verb: provide support
Synonyms:
support Collocations, back up, underpin Collocations, uphold Collocations, give support, be the cause of, be the basis of, be the reason for


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