verb
undersee
Undersee (verb) means to look underneath something, or below its surface.
verb
1
To look underneath something, or below its surface.
"Newfoundland guides, trying to point out to a fisherman a salmon in the water, may say: "You have to undersee the shine." Ken has a remarkable ability to "undersee the shine." He is not deceived by surfaces."
— Saturday review of literature (1938)
2
To look closely at something in order to examine it.
3
To fail to notice something properly, or to choose to ignore it.
"But he didn't read books; he only oversaw, or undersaw, the niggling details of their mass production."
— Nicholas Weinstock, As Long As She Needs Me (2002)
4
To manage or watch over something while working at a lower level than those above.
"Damien took an alternate route to oversee (or, more accurately, undersee) the execution of his dirty work."
— Wendelin Van Draanen, Stephen Gilpin (2010)
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Etymology
Formed from under- and see. It is cognate with Dutch onderzien (“to see below”) and German untersehen (“to see below”).
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What is the meaning of undersee?
"undersee" (verb) means to look underneath something, or below its surface.
What are the different meanings of undersee?
"undersee" has 3 main meanings: 1. To look underneath something, or below its surface; 2. To look closely at something in order to examine it; 3. To fail to notice something properly, or to choose to ignore it.
