underline

ˈʌndərˌlaɪn

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Definition of underline - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

text emphasisdraw a line under text to emphasize it

She decided to underline the important dates in her calendar..

emphasize

highlight

communicationemphasize the importance or significance of something

His speech underlined the need for immediate action..

emphasize

highlight

stress

Noun

text emphasisline drawn under text to emphasize it

The underline beneath the title made it stand out..

emphasis

underscore

symbolscharacter used in digital contexts

Use an underline instead of a space in file names.

underlining

underscore

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Origin of underline

Latin, under (below) + linea (line)

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underscore

underline

draw a line under text to highlight

Examples of underline in a sentence

I always underline book titles in my essays.
The report underlined the importance of cybersecurity.
Her actions underlined her commitment to the cause.
The underline was too faint to notice.
She used an underline to highlight the key points.
The password must include an underline for security.

In coding, an underline can be used to separate words.

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French:souligner, soulignement, ...
German:unterstreichen, Unterstreichung, ...
Italian:sottolineare, sottolineatura, ...
Spanish:subrayar, subrayado, ...
Portuguese:destacar, sublinhado, ...
Chinese:划线, 下划线, ...
Japanese:下線を引く, 下線, ...
Arabic:وَضَعَ خَطًّا تَحْتَ, تسطير, ...
Hebrew:לְהַדְגִּישׁ, קַו תַּחְתִּי, ...
Russian:подчеркнуть, подчеркивание, ...
Ukrainian:підкреслити, підкреслення, ...
Hindi:रेखांकित करना, अधोरेखा, ...
Bengali:আন্ডারলাইন করা, আন্ডারলাইন, ...
Catalan:subratllar, subratllat, ...
Czech:podtrhnout, podtržení, ...
Danish:understrege, understregning, ...
Dutch:onderstrepen, onderstreping, ...
Greek:υπογραμμίζω, υπογράμμιση, ...
Hungarian:aláhúzni, aláhúzás, ...
Khmer:គូសបន្ទាត់ក្រោម, បន្ទាត់គូសពីក្រោម, ...
Korean:밑줄을 긋다, 밑줄, ...
Persian:زیر چیزی خط کشیدن, زیرخط, ...
Polish:podkreślić, podkreślenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):destacar, sublinhado, ...
Romanian:a sublinia, subliniere, ...
Swedish:understryka, understrykning, ...
Thai:ขีดเส้นใต้, เส้นใต้, ...
Turkish:altını çizmek, alt çizgi, ...
Vietnamese:gạch chân, đường gạch dưới, ...

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Definition of underline - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

Noun

Origin of underline

Terms related to underline

Terms with underline included in their meaning

Examples of underline in a sentence

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