Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to underground
Participle: undergrounded
Gerund: undergrounding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | underground |
| you | underground |
| he;she;it | undergrounds |
| we | underground |
| you | underground |
| they | underground |
Perfect
| I | have undergrounded |
| you | have undergrounded |
| he;she;it | has undergrounded |
| we | have undergrounded |
| you | have undergrounded |
| they | have undergrounded |
Past
| I | undergrounded |
| you | undergrounded |
| he;she;it | undergrounded |
| we | undergrounded |
| you | undergrounded |
| they | undergrounded |
Pluperfect
| I | had undergrounded |
| you | had undergrounded |
| he;she;it | had undergrounded |
| we | had undergrounded |
| you | had undergrounded |
| they | had undergrounded |
Future
| I | will underground |
| you | will underground |
| he;she;it | will underground |
| we | will underground |
| you | will underground |
| they | will underground |
Future Perfect
| I | will have undergrounded |
| you | will have undergrounded |
| he;she;it | will have undergrounded |
| we | will have undergrounded |
| you | will have undergrounded |
| they | will have undergrounded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | underground |
| you | underground |
| he;she;it | underground |
| we | underground |
| you | underground |
| they | underground |
Perfect
| I | have undergrounded |
| you | have undergrounded |
| he;she;it | have undergrounded |
| we | have undergrounded |
| you | have undergrounded |
| they | have undergrounded |
Imperfect
| I | undergrounded |
| you | undergrounded |
| he;she;it | undergrounded |
| we | undergrounded |
| you | undergrounded |
| they | undergrounded |
Pluperfect
| I | had undergrounded |
| you | had undergrounded |
| he;she;it | had undergrounded |
| we | had undergrounded |
| you | had undergrounded |
| they | had undergrounded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would underground |
| you | would underground |
| he;she;it | would underground |
| we | would underground |
| you | would underground |
| they | would underground |
Perfect
| I | would have undergrounded |
| you | would have undergrounded |
| he;she;it | would have undergrounded |
| we | would have undergrounded |
| you | would have undergrounded |
| they | would have undergrounded |
Imperative
| you | underground |
| we | Let's underground |
| you | underground |
Verbs conjugated like 'underground'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'underground'
underbound,
undergroan,
undercount,
undercrowd,
underfund,
undergrow,
undergrub,
underrun,
understaund,
unground,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English undergrounde (adverb), equivalent to under + ground or under- + ground. Compare Dutch ondergrond, ondergronds, German Untergrund, Danish undergrunds.
Sample Sentences
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One is to underground where no other alternative will work, and this method should be used universally in urban regions as it now is in “downtown” sections. [1962, David Pesonen, “Battles Over Energy”, in Carolyn Merchant, editor, Green Versus Gold: Sources in California's Environmental History, Island Press, published 1998, →ISBN, page 325:]
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Also, undergrounding may not eliminate the potential for crashes with other roadside objects, such as trees, walls, buildings, and so forth. [...] When looking at the fesibility of undergrounding utilities, the complete roadside area and nearby adjacent properties should be evaluated for potential roadside obstructions or hazards. [2004, Don L. Ivey, C. Paul Scott, “Solutions”, in Transportation Research Board Committee on Utilities, editor, Utilities and Roadside Safety, State of the Art Report 9, Transportation Research Board, →ISBN, page 9:]
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The utility now wants the network to be undergrounded in the urban areas, which would mean substations with 33 kV distribution swtichgear. [2006, Janes Northcote-Green, Robert Wilson, “Design, Construction and Operation of Distribution Systems, MV Networks”, in Control and Automation of Electrical Power Distribution Systems, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 110:]