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under

ˈʌndər

Why "under six" and "under my manager" are one picture

The picture Something roofs over you, and you are tucked in beneath it; the cover is always above. OVER passes across the top and covers; UNDER goes in beneath that cover and stays there.

Particles

Where the picture shows up in under

  1. directly beneath

    Your bag goes under the seat in front of you.

    jʊər bæɡ ɡoʊz ˈʌndər ðə siːt ɪn frʌnt əv juː

    Please put your bag beneath the seat in front.

    A bag slid in below the roof made by a chair.

  2. below the mark

    Children under six ride for free.

    ˈtʃɪldrən ˈʌndər sɪks raɪd fər friː

    Children younger than six travel free.

    Children gathered in the space below the line marked six.

  3. beneath a person's hand

    You will be working under Ms. Park for the first month.

    juː wɪl biː ˈwɜːrkɪŋ ˈʌndər mɪz pɑːrk fər ðə fɜːrst mʌnθ

    For the first month you will report to Ms. Park.

    Working beneath a hand resting over you like a lid.

  4. covered by a condition

    The elevator is under repair until Friday.

    ðiː ˈelɪveɪtər ɪz ˈʌndər rɪˈper ənˈtɪl ˈfraɪdeɪ

    The elevator is being repaired until Friday.

    A repair tent pulled over the top while hands work inside it.

    under repair, under pressure — the condition is the thing lying over you.

  5. beneath a rule

    Under the new policy, we need a receipt.

    ˈʌndər ðə njuː ˈpɑːləsi wiː niːd ə rɪˈsiːt

    The new policy says we need a receipt.

    Everyone standing under one big roof marked with the rule.

All of it in one picture

UNDER is one picture: a cover on top, you below it. Make the cover a seat and the bag slides beneath it; make it a mark on a scale and an age falls below it; make it a person and you work beneath their hand; make it a repair tent and the elevator is under repair; make it a rule and everyone stands beneath it. Wherever under appears, something is lying over you and you are underneath.

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