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How to pronounce “underground”
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Pronunciation guide for underground
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of underground with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Underground Railroad
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- Definition summary
- (not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce underground
The Underground Railroad
as "The Underground Railroad" was just
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “underground”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
- (figurative) Hidden, furtive, secretive.
- (of music, art etc.) Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities.
- [Adverb]
- Below the ground.
- Secretly.
- [Noun]
- (geography) Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines).
- (chiefly British) Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground.
- (with definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.
- (with definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.
- [Verb]
- To route electricity distribution cables underground.
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Similar Sounds
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