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# underwater

adjective (underwater); adverb (underwater)

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

## Everyday

Underwater means below the surface of water, or done or used under water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underwater/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in science and nature: underwater animals and plants, coral reefs, submarines. In swimming and safety: holding your breath underwater; goggles help you see underwater; never push others underwater. Phrases: "underwater camera", "swim underwater".

### Examples

- Fish breathe underwater using gills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underwater/#x1)
- She can swim underwater for ten seconds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underwater/#x2)
- We wore goggles to see underwater. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underwater/#x3)
- Submarines travel underwater. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underwater/#x4)
- An underwater camera took photos of the reef. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underwater/#x5)
- Never hold someone underwater as a joke; it is dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underwater/#x6)

### Note

Written as one word. Compare "under water" (two words) for "covered by water": the road was under water after the flood.

## On Mova

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