support from beneath
Used in a Sentence
underpin
How to use underpin in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for underpin.
Editorial note
We're nowhere near having discovered all of the possible paradigms that might underpin a programming language, and new ideas should be welcomed.
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Quick take
support from beneath
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of underpin gathered in one view.
support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for underpin.
verb
support from beneath
verb
support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
See also: corroborate, support
Example sentences
We're nowhere near having discovered all of the possible paradigms that might underpin a programming language, and new ideas should be welcomed.
Mosquitoes actually underpin a great number of relationships in nature.
They have strong ascetic traditions, at the extreme end ressembling nihilism, that underpin the faith and the recommended lifestyle.
It's far better to use the phrase "way out of line", which conveys the same meaning, but without the unthinking disregard for genocide, theft of land, and institutionalized deceit that underpin most reservations.
* The commercial internet funding model of 1994 — advertising — is still influential, and its blind-spots underpin the attitude of the internet of things to our privacy and security.
Reasonable expectations of privacy underpin a huge number of functions of modern free society including journalism as noted above.
My point is simply that Western civilization, and the Enlightenment values that underpin it, faces an existential threat from religious fundamentalism.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use underpin in a sentence?
We're nowhere near having discovered all of the possible paradigms that might underpin a programming language, and new ideas should be welcomed.
What does underpin mean?
support from beneath
What part of speech is underpin?
underpin is commonly used as verb.