Latin dictionary · preposition

sub

under, beneath

Meaning and definitions

1. under, beneath
2. behind
3. at the feet of
4. within, during
5. about, around (time); just before, just after, shortly before, shortly after
6. under, up to, up under, close to (of a motion)

Connected roots

• sub-

  under, below

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• subscribe

  to arrange to receive something regularly by paying in advance

• suspend

  to temporarily stop; to hang from above

• subterranean

  existing or occurring beneath the earth's surface

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