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# underline

verb (underline, underlines, underlined, underlining); noun (an underline)

«underline» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To underline is to draw a line under a word or words to show they are important or to mark a title. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#m1)
2. To underline something is to show or stress that it is important: «the accident underlines the need for helmets». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, pupils «underline the title and the date», underline key words in a question, or underline answers with a ruler. In grammar tasks, «underline the verbs» or «underline the adjectives». In maths, «underline what the question is asking». Teachers use underlining to show important ideas. Phrases: «underline with a ruler», «underline the key words».

### Examples

- Underline the title with a ruler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x1)
- Underline all the nouns in the sentence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x2)
- She underlined the important words in red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x3)
- Underline the answer in your book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x4)
- His mistake underlines why we check our work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x5)
- The teacher underlined «important» twice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x6)
- Underline what the question asks before you start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/#x7)

### Note

Past: underlined. One word. In typing, use the U button for underline. «Underline» in the second sense is like «highlight» or «stress».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «underline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underline/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«underline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/underline.html) on Mova free.