underlying

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adj 3noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, common, coronary, loaded, medical, molecular, new

The doctor ran tests to find the underlying medical condition causing her symptoms.

VERB + UNDERLYING

explain, focus, identify, preclude, reveal, said, solve, study

The investigation aimed to identify the underlying causes of the building's structural failure.

UNDERLYING + NOUN

adventure, algeria's, artery, assumptions, ballast, condition, conditions, democracy

The doctor discovered the underlying condition that had been causing her symptoms for months.

PREP.

down, on, out, with

The research uncovered the underlying reasons down to the smallest detail.

ADV.

also, effectively, ever

The study also underlying showed that exercise improves mental health significantly.

Definitions

adj

lying underneath

We dug down to the underlying rock.

Old Yew, which graspest at the stones ⁠That name the under-lying dead, ⁠Thy fibres net the dreamless head, Thy roots are wrapt about the bones.

basic or fundamental

Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.

Finding a successful treatment for Alzheimer’s faces two major hurdles: the first being we still don’t know enough about the disease’s underlying biology.

implicit

Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

noun

The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.

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Synonyms

adjective — in the nature of something though not readily apparent

inherent

adjective — being or involving basic facts or principles

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We dug down to the underlying rock.

Wiktionary

Old Yew, which graspest at the stones ⁠That name the under-lying dead, ⁠Thy fibres net the dreamless head, Thy roots are wrapt about the bones.

Wiktionary

During the track renewals, advantage was taken to redrain the area and the old spent ballast was removed down to the underlying rock, new ballast and drains being provided throughout.

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We should understand the underlying premises.

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We will study the underlying molecular occurrences of fertilization.

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They used the Internet too much because they had some underlying problem that also caused them to neglect their child.

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