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(Greek: down, downward; under, lower; against; entirely, in accordance with, completely; definitely)
(Greek: under, below, beneath; less than; too little; deficient, diminished; used as a prefix)
(Latin: under, below, beneath)
(Latin: under, below, beneath; used as a prefix as shown in various formats below)
(Latin: under, beneath, secretly, less than; formed from sub-)
(there are certain anatomic terms which present various situations; for example, a body part may be horizontal, as opposed to vertical; in front as opposed to being behind or at the back; above as opposed to being under, etc.)
Word Entries at Get Words containing the term: “under”
take under advisement (verb phrase), takes under advisement; took under advisement; taking under advisement
To shelve or to delay, usually, without taking any action: "I'll take that under advisement" is the typical bureaucratic dodge for deferring an action in the hope that the problem will go away without further action, which is usually what happens.

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There's nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
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