ALL meanings of underlying
un·der·ly·ing
U u - adjective underlying lying or situated beneath, as a substratum. 1
- adjective underlying fundamental; basic: the underlying cause of their discontent. 1
- adjective underlying implicit; discoverable only by close scrutiny or analysis: an underlying seriousness in his witticisms. 1
- adjective underlying (of a claim, mortgage, etc.) taking precedence; anterior; prior. 1
- adjective underlying Linguistics. belonging to an earlier stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence or other structure; belonging to the deep structure. 1
- verb with object underlying to lie under or beneath; be situated under. 1
- verb with object underlying to be at the basis of; form the foundation of. 1
- verb with object underlying Grammar. to function as the root morpheme or original or basic form of (a derived form): The form “boy” underlies “boyish.”. 1
- verb with object underlying Finance. to be primary to another right or security. 1
- adjective underlying The underlying features of an object, event, or situation are not obvious, and it may be difficult to discover or reveal them. 0
- adjective underlying You describe something as underlying when it is below the surface of something else. 0
- adjective underlying concealed but detectable 0
- adjective underlying fundamental; basic 0
- adjective underlying lying under 0
- adjective underlying (of a claim, liability, etc) taking precedence; prior 0
- adjective underlying lying under; placed beneath 0
- adjective underlying really there but not easily seen or noticed 0
- adjective underlying having priority, as a claim 0