underlie

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English underlien, underliggen, from Old English underliċġan (“to underlie, to be subject to, give way to”), equivalent to under- +‎ lie. Cognate with Dutch onderliggen (“to lie below, lie on the bottom of”), German unterliegen (“to lie under, be subject to, succumb”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌan.dəˈlɑɪ/ Rhymes: -aɪ === Verb === underlie (third-person singular simple present underlies, present participle underlying, simple past underlay, past participle underlain) (intransitive) To lie in a position directly beneath something. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (transitive) To lie under or beneath. (transitive) To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of. Synonym: underpin a doctrine underlying a theory (transitive) To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge. (mining) To underlay. ==== Translations ====