underlie
🇺🇸
/ˌʌndərˈlaɪ/
🇬🇧
/ˌʌndəˈlaɪ/
verb
R
to be the hidden reason or foundation for something
Basic principles underlie all good design work.
translation
to be the hidden reason or foundation for something
Word Forms
3rd Present
underlies
Past
underlay
Perfect
underlain
Progressive
underlying