under

Pronunciation: ['ʌndә]

Average Rank: 231

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

prep. 在...之下, 低于 a. 下面的, 从属的 adv. 在下面

Detailed Explanations:
  • s. lower in rank, power, or authority
  • r. down to defeat, death, or ruin
  • r. through a range downward
  • r. into unconsciousness
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#104

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.0% (Top 99.0% most frequent)
99.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#447

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 95.5% (Top 95.5% most frequent)
95.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#141

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.6% (Top 98.6% most frequent)
98.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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