📖underlie (underlaï)

verb
/ˌʌndərˈlaɪ/
sous-tendre (sous-tendre)

Signification

to be the hidden cause or basis of something
Traduction de la signification
être la cause cachée ou la base de quelque chose
etre la cause cachee ou la base de quelque chose

Phrases d'exemple

Strong cultural traditions underlie the community's practices.

De fortes traditions culturelles sous-tendent les pratiques de la communauté.
De fortes traditions culturelles sous-tendent les pratiques de la communauté.

Synonymes

support, form basis, underpin, cause

Antonymes

ignore, contradict, oppose

Collocations

principles that underlie, ideas that underlie, values that underlie

Vocabulaires connexes

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