underlie

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for underlie

underlie 🔊 /ʌˌndɚlajˈ/

underlie : යට පිහිටා තිබෙනවා

underlie : යටින් පිහිටා තිබෙනවා

underlie : ආධාරව පිහිටා තිබෙනවා

underlie definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
  2. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
  3. To be subject or amenable to.

Intransitive verb. To lie below or under.

Noun. See Underlay, n., 1.