Meaning of "underline" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERLINE

underline  [ˌʌndəˈlaɪn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERLINE

Underline is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb underline in English.

WHAT DOES UNDERLINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Underline

An underline, also called an underscore, is a more or less horizontal line immediately below a portion of writing. Single and occasionally double underlining was originally used in hand-written or typewritten documents to emphasise text. In a manuscript to be typeset, various forms of underlining were conventionally used to indicate that text should be set in a special typeface such as italics to show emphasis, part of a procedure known as markup. With the advent of word processing, different typefaces can be used in the manuscript directly so that underlining is no longer needed for markup, but underlining is sometimes used in documents in its own right. Underlines are sometimes used as a diacritic, to indicate that a letter has a different pronunciation from its non-underlined form.

Definition of underline in the English dictionary

The first definition of underline in the dictionary is to put a line under. Other definition of underline is to state forcibly; emphasize or reinforce. Underline is also a line underneath, esp under written matter.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNDERLINE

PRESENT

Present

I underline

you underline

he/she/it underlines

we underline

you underline

they underline

Present continuous

I am underlining

you are underlining

he/she/it is underlining

we are underlining

you are underlining

they are underlining

Present perfect

I have underlined

you have underlined

he/she/it has underlined

we have underlined

you have underlined

they have underlined

Present perfect continuous

I have been underlining

you have been underlining

he/she/it has been underlining

we have been underlining

you have been underlining

they have been underlining

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I underlined

you underlined

he/she/it underlined

we underlined

you underlined

they underlined

Past continuous

I was underlining

you were underlining

he/she/it was underlining

we were underlining

you were underlining

they were underlining

Past perfect

I had underlined

you had underlined

he/she/it had underlined

we had underlined

you had underlined

they had underlined

Past perfect continuous

I had been underlining

you had been underlining

he/she/it had been underlining

we had been underlining

you had been underlining

they had been underlining

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will underline

you will underline

he/she/it will underline

we will underline

you will underline

they will underline

Future continuous

I will be underlining

you will be underlining

he/she/it will be underlining

we will be underlining

you will be underlining

they will be underlining

Future perfect

I will have underlined

you will have underlined

he/she/it will have underlined

we will have underlined

you will have underlined

they will have underlined

Future perfect continuous

I will have been underlining

you will have been underlining

he/she/it will have been underlining

we will have been underlining

you will have been underlining

they will have been underlining

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would underline

you would underline

he/she/it would underline

we would underline

you would underline

they would underline

Conditional continuous

I would be underlining

you would be underlining

he/she/it would be underlining

we would be underlining

you would be underlining

they would be underlining

Conditional perfect

I would have underline

you would have underline

he/she/it would have underline

we would have underline

you would have underline

they would have underline

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been underlining

you would have been underlining

he/she/it would have been underlining

we would have been underlining

you would have been underlining

they would have been underlining

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you underline
we let´s underline
you underline

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to underline

Past participle

underlined

Present Participle

underlining

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «UNDERLINE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «underline» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of underline

accentuate · emphasize · highlight · italicize · mark · point up · stress · underscore

TRANSLATION OF UNDERLINE

Find out the translation of underline to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of underline from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underline» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 强调
• Translator English - Spanish: subrayar
• English: underline
• Translator English - Hindi: रेखांकन
• Translator English - Arabic: يُبْرِزُ
• Translator English - Russian: подчеркивать
• Translator English - Portuguese: sublinhar
• Translator English - Bengali: আনডারলাইন করা
• Translator English - French: souligner
• Translator English - Malay: Garis bawah
• Translator English - German: unterstreichen
• Translator English - Japanese: 下線を引く
• Translator English - Korean: 밑줄을 긋다
• Translator English - Javanese: garis ngisor
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nhấn mạnh
• Translator English - Tamil: அடிக்கோடு
• Translator English - Marathi: अधोरेखित करा
• Translator English - Turkish: altını çizmek
• Translator English - Italian: sottolineare
• Translator English - Polish: podkreślić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: підкреслювати
• Translator English - Romanian: a sublinia
• Translator English - Greek: υπογραμμίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: onderstreep
• Translator English - Swedish: understryka
• Translator English - Norwegian: understreke

7 QUOTES WITH «UNDERLINE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word underline.

1

Paul Thomas Anderson

I remember being taught in school that you would underline things that you liked. I remember just underlining everything as a kid, thinking, 'This has all gotta be important!' I would just underline the whole thing!

2

Zbigniew Brzezinski

I cite these events because I think they underline two very disturbing phenomena - the loss of U.S. international credibility, the growing U.S. international isolation.

3

Vladimir Bukovsky

I should like to underline: no people, no country, in which a Communist dictatorship has been established, ever found its way out of it.

4

Tony Buzan

I used to take formal notes in lines of blue, and underline the key words in red, and I realised I needed only the key words and the idea. Then to bring in connections, I drew arrows and put in images and codes. It was a picture outside my head of what was inside my head - 'mind map' is the language my brain spoke.

5

Aly Khan

It is not necessary to dwell on the political and social principles of Islam, to underline how close they also are in spirit to the concepts of human rights which govern the political and social systems of the West.

6

Audre Lorde

There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else.

7

Bill McKibben

A spiritual voice is urgently needed to underline the fact that global warming is already causing human anguish and mortality in our nation and abroad, and much more will occur in the future without rapid action.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERLINE»

Discover the use of underline in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underline and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Mastering InDesign CS5 for Print Design and Production

In its most basic form, the Underline command from the Character panel flyout menu will underline selected text with a thin stroke the same color as the type. Open the Underline Options dialog from the same menu, however, and you get a lot ...

Pariah S. Burke, 2010

Microsoft Word 2013: Complete

1 enter text | 2 format text | 3 insert picture | 4 format picture To Underline Text 5 enhance page | 6 correct & revise | 7 print or read Underlined text prints with an underscore (_) below each character. In the flyer, the contact phone number, ...

Misty Vermaat, 2013

CSS: The Definitive Guide: The Definitive Guide

Consider this markup: p {text-decoration: underline; color: black;} strong {color: silver; text-decoration: none;} <p>This paragraph, which is black and has a black underline, also contains <strong>boldfaced text</strong> which does not have ...

Eric A. Meyer, 2006

Exercises Adapted to Hiley's: English Grammar

Underline the Transitive verbs, and doubly underline the words governed by them ; — He honours his father. Thou hast obeyed my voice. They love me. The king's officers molested the enemy's ambassadors. I recollect the whole transaction.

Richard Hiley, 1858

The Pennsylvania Gazette ...: Weekly Magazine of the ...

14 16 18 20 22 24 25 Underline the correct answer. Blanche Sweet is known as a writer singer suffragist movie actress 26 Underline the correct answer. Shoes are made by Swift & Co. Smith & Wesson W. L. Douglas Babbitt Co. 27 Underline  ...

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Microsoft Office 2007: Brief Concepts and Techniques

To Underline a Word with an underscore (_) below each character. In the flyer, the word, and, in the first bulleted paragraph is emphasized As with bold text, underlines are used to emphasize or draw attention to specific text. Underlined text ...

Gary Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty Vermaat, 2007

Microsoft Publisher 2010: Complete

To Underline a Word As with bold text, an underline emphasizes or draws attention to specific text. Underlined text prints with an underscore (_) below each character. In the left panel of the brochure, the word, Florida, is emphasized with an ...

Gary Shelly, Joy Starks, 2010

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, ...

To Underline a Word As with bold text, underlines are used to emphasize or draw attention to specific text. Underlined text prints with an underscore (_) below each character. In the flyer, the word, and, in the first bulleted paragraph is ...

Gary Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty Vermaat, 2007

Tcl/Tk: A Developer's Guide

arial test line -- UNICODE: ft fl l> -family arial -size 24 -weight normal -slant roman -underline 0 -overstrite 0 arioso tuifuu- WTGeOW: ft X l> -family arioso -size 24 - weight normal -slant ronan -underline 0 -over.strite 0 avantgarde test line ...

Clif Flynt, 2003

Microsoft Office Word 2007: Complete Concepts and Techniques

To Underline a Word As with bold text, underlines are used to emphasize or draw attention to specific text. Underlined text prints with an underscore (_) below each character. In the flyer, the word, and, in the first bulleted paragraph is ...

Gary Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty Vermaat, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERLINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underline is used in the context of the following news items.

South Miami City Commission continues to back Underline

Despite Florida Gov. Rick Scott's recent vetoing of $2 million in funding toward the Underline Linear Park and Urban Trail, the South Miami City Commission ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»

Scott vetoes Underline, public infrastructure funding

The Underline is hosting another series of public meetings this week aimed at gauging and informing the community. The public wants a lot of amenities, and the ... «The Real Deal South Florida, Jun 15»

Governor Strikes Funding, But The Underline Moves Forward

Rick Scott's nearly half-billion dollars in budget vetoes this week included $2 million for the Underline, a park and bike and walking path planned for the space ... «WLRN, Jun 15»

Commissioner Welsh is still miffed by Underline

Presentations by Meg Daly, president and founder of Friends of the Underline, and George Navarrete, deputy director of the Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces ... «Miami Herald, May 15»

Huckabee Staff Picks Underline New Focus on Fundraising

At Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign headquarters just outside downtown Little Rock, Ark., the political team is stacked with veterans of his previous ... «TIME, May 15»

South Miami Commissioner Bob Welsh wants Underline answers

Welsh sponsored a resolution requesting that the Underline not spend the $25,000 from South Miami, or funds from other cities, until a public visioning had been ... «Miami Herald, May 15»

The Underline: Transforming and connecting Miami-Dade

That is why I mentioned the Underline in my State of the County address on Feb. 26. I share the vision for the Underline because it will result in Miami-Dade ... «Miami Herald, Apr 15»

Bits | Daily Report: Facebook's Earnings Underline a Shift to Mobile

Facebook is now so thoroughly a mobile service that its original website may soon become a footnote in the company's financial statements, Vindu Goel reports. «New York Times, Apr 15»

The Underline holds Public Interest Meetings in Miami

The Underline is a proposal to activate the 10 mile space underneath Miami's elevated metro rail into an urban trail. This initiative was a collaboration between ... «Archinect, Apr 15»

FPL's Nuclear Expansion Plan Could Ruin the Underline

That's a real possibility facing the Underline, a project to transform the underutilized land below Miami's Metrorail from the Miami River to the Dadeland South ... «Miami New Times, Apr 15»