under (prep.) Copy link Outline A. expr. by a prep.1. sŭb2. subter3. ĭn4. intrā (within)5. pĕr (by means of)B. expr. by abl. without prep. or by abl. abs. • under (prep.): both in local and fig. sense: A. expr. by a prep.: 1. sŭb: (a) with abl. of obj.: u. the earth, s. terra, Cic. N. D. 2, 37, 95: u. the shade, s. umbra, Hor. Od. 1, 17, 22: u. the sky (in the open air), s. divo, ib. 2, 3, 23: s. Jove, ib. 1, 1, 25: u. command, s. imperio, Nep. Eum. 7: u. Hannibal, s. Hannibale, Liv. 25, 40: u. arms, ib. 9, 37: u. penalty of death, s. poena mortis, Suet. Cal. 48: u. the semblance, s. imagine, Virg. Aen. 6, 293: u. the eyes of a master, s. oculis domini, Caes. B. C. 1, 57: u. that condition, s. ea conditione, Cic. Arch. 10, 25: u. pretence, s. specie, Just. 1, 5. (b) with acc. of obj. implying motion towards: to drive u. the earth, s. terras ago, Virg. Georg. 4, 52: sent u. the yoke, s. jugum missus, Caes. B. G. 1, 7: to hurry u. (into) the open air, s. divum rapio, Hor. Od. 1, 18, 13: go u. their authority and title, ite sub imperium sub titulumque, Tib. 2, 4, 54: to fall u. the eyes (one's notice), s. oculos cado, Cic. Or. 3, 9: to reduce u. the power of the Athenians, s. potestatem Atheniensium redigo, Nep. Milt. 1: to come close u. (up to) the mountain, s. montem succedo, Caes. B. C. 1, 45. For sub, in sense of approximate time or place, see Smith's Lat. Dict. (sub, B.). 2. subter: (a) with abl.: u. cover of the shields, s. testudine, Virg. Aen. 9, 514. (b) with acc.: u. the bosom, s. praecordia, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 20: u. (towards) the caverns, s. cavernas, Ov. Met. 5, 502. 3. ĭn: (a) with abl. nearly in same sense as in or within: u. (or in) the shade, in umbra, Virg. Ecl. 1, 4: Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 50: I place u. the same class, in eodem genere pono, Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 30: u. arms, in armis, Caes. B. G. 1, 49 (see also above, 1, and below). (b) with acc. nearly in same sense as into or among: to come u. a class, in numerum venio, Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 115. So also with refero, id. Div. 2, 2, 4: adscribo: id. Phil. 2, 14, 34. 4. intrā (within): with a weapon hidden u. his garment, abdito intra vestem ferro, Liv. 2, 12. 5. pĕr (by means of): u. a pretence of friendship, per simulationem amicitiae, Cic. Quir. Red. 8, 21: u. a show of making peace, per speciem reconciliandae pacis, Liv. 42, 52: u. cover of darkness (absence of moonlight), per amica silentia lunae, Virg. Aen. 2, 255. B. expr. by abl. without prep. or by abl. abs.: u. the central dome of the temple, media testudine templi, Virg. Aen. 1, 505: u. thy guidance, te duce, Hor. Od. 1, 6, 4: dis ducibus, Cic. Cat. 3, 9, 22: u. an appearance of favour, specie beneficii, Liv. 41, 23: u. that condition, ea conditione, Cic. Att. 15, 1, 1: u. the disguise of shepherds, pastorum habitu, Liv. 9, 2: (a letter) u. his own hand, suo chirographo, Cic. Fam. 10, 21: see below. Phr.: u. arms, armatus, Cic. Caecin. 21, 60: Liv. 27, 13: see above, A., 1 and 3: a document u. your own hand and seal, signatus a te libellus, Cic. Att. 11, 1: see above, B.: u. sail, passis velis, id. Tusc. 1, 49, 118: to come u. name of, nomen occupo, Hor. Od. 4, 9, 46: to be u. an idea, v. to suppose: u. these circumstances, quae quum ita sint, Cic. Rab. 2, 5: quod quum ita sit, id. Att. 14, 17: to labour u. a load of debt, premor aere alieno, id. Cat. 2, 9, 19: v. to press, to oppress: to hide good u. evils, bonum malis abdo: Tib. 2, 4, 36: v. to hide, to cover.--For under in combination with verbs signifying to place, to set, to trample, to lie., etc., v. to place, to set, etc.