underground
/ˈʌndəɡraʊnd/adjective
उच्चारण अन्डग्राउन्ड
भूमिगत
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[usually before noun]
under the surface of the ground
भूमिगत
- an underground parking
- The scientists discovered an underground lake beneath the desert, hidden for thousands of years.
- The city has underground tunnels for water pipes.
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- Miners work in an underground coal mine.
- An underground car park was built below the market.
Synonyms subterranean buried sunken below ground
Opposite overground surface above ground
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[only before noun]
operating secretly and often illegally, especially against a government
गुप्त, भूमिगत (आंदोलन)
- an underground movement
- During the war, the poet joined an underground group that printed leaflets at night.
- He was a member of an underground group fighting the dictator.
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- The underground newspaper was read in secret.
- The underground radio kept the resistance alive.
Synonyms secret clandestine covert hidden illegal
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[sing.] the Underground BrE
an underground railway system in a city (American subway; in Delhi, the Metro)
भूमिगत रेल
- the London Underground
- Commuters in London often call the underground the Tube and use it to avoid traffic.
- I go to work by the underground every morning.
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- The underground in the city is fast and clean.
- Many tourists take the underground from the airport.
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underground (adjective, before noun)
Placed below the earth's surface, or secret and against the authorities.
धरती की सतह के नीचे स्थित, या अधिकारियों के विरुद्ध गुप्त।
- The city built an underground car park.
- An underground press printed the leaflets.
go / live underground (adverb)
As an adverb it follows the verb: go underground means hide or disappear.
Adverb के रूप में यह क्रिया के बाद आता है: 'go underground' का अर्थ छिप जाना है।
- The rebels went underground after the raid.
- Miners work underground for hours.
the Underground (noun)
In London, the underground railway is called the Tube; in Delhi, the Metro.
लंदन में भूमिगत रेल 'Tube' कहलाती है; दिल्ली में 'Metro'।
- She travels by the underground every day.
underground vs underneath
Underground is for something below earth; underneath is a preposition meaning below a surface.
'Underground' धरती के नीचे के लिए है; 'underneath' किसी सतह के नीचे के लिए preposition है।
- The pipe runs underground, underneath the road.
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underground + noun
tunnelwaterstationcablerivermovement
- Underground water is pumped for irrigation.
verb + underground
goburyrunbuildlivedig
- The cables run underground for safety.
adjective + underground
deepsecretvastdarkdamp
- A deep underground cave was discovered.
underground + railway
underground railwayunderground metrounderground stationunderground line
- The underground station was crowded at peak hour.
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- Radhika took the underground metro to the exam centre.
राधिका भूमिगत मेट्रो से परीक्षा केंद्र गई।
- Freedom fighters ran an underground radio station.
स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों ने गुप्त रेडियो स्टेशन चलाया।
- The pipe was buried deep underground.
पाइप ज़मीन के बहुत नीचे दबा था।
- Underground water levels are falling in many districts.
कई ज़िलों में भूजल स्तर गिर रहा है।
- The hunted man went underground for years.
पीछा किया जा रहा आदमी वर्षों तक छिपा रहा।
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✗ The metro runs under ground.
✓ The metro runs underground.
Underground is one word as an adverb.
Adverb के रूप में 'underground' एक ही शब्द है।
✗ The tunnel was digged in 1990.
✓ The tunnel was dug in 1990.
Dig is irregular: dig, dug, dug.
'Dig' अनियमित क्रिया है: dig, dug, dug।
✗ He went to underground.
✓ He went underground.
Underground is an adverb and needs no preposition.
'Underground' adverb है और उसके साथ preposition नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These describe things below the surface.
ये सतह के नीचे की चीज़ें बताते हैं।
buried
Covered with earth.
मिट्टी से ढका हुआ।
- A buried treasure.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
subterranean buried sunken below ground secret clandestine covert hidden illegal metro subway tube
Antonyms
overground surface above ground open public legal
AaSpelling
un·der·ground
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Below the surface of the earth is subterranean; a secret movement against a government underground; a passage under a road a subway (British) or underpass.
पृथ्वी की सतह के नीचे subterranean; सरकार के विरुद्ध गुप्त आंदोलन underground; सड़क के नीचे रास्ता subway (British) या underpass।
General knowledge
During the Quit India Movement (1942), leaders such as Aruna Asaf Ali and Ram Manohar Lohia worked underground; Usha Mehta ran a secret Congress Radio.
भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन (1942) के दौरान अरुणा आसफ़ अली और राम मनोहर लोहिया जैसे नेताओं ने भूमिगत रहकर काम किया; उषा मेहता ने गुप्त कांग्रेस रेडियो चलाया।