underscore — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

   Synonyme

   underlinelow line

   Beispiele

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   He walks into the house and picks up a pen. The thought he has is a brilliant idea. He must write it down. Only two words need to be written. The underscore adds importance. / BOUNTY HUNTER

2. A piece of background music.

Verb

1. To underline; to mark a line beneath text.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   By convention, Rubyists usually underscore their method names.

2. To emphasize or draw attention to.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting.

   The tale thus underscores in expressive form the semiparadoxical fact that traders can lie by telling the truth.

   Weitere Beispiele (2)

   Not trusting filmgoers to catch the drift, Ms. Coppola underscores the women’s attempts to gussy up with snippets of arch dialogue.

   Biden on Monday unveiled new measures to tackle antisemitism on college campuses and senior officials underscored the need to combat anti-Jewish hate.

Substantiv

1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

   Synonyme

   underline

   Oberbegriffe

   stroke

Verb

1. give extra weight to (a communication)

   Synonyme

   underlineemphasizeemphasise

   Oberbegriffe

   stressemphasizeemphasisepunctuateaccentaccentuate

   Beispiele

   Her gesture emphasized her words

2. draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

   Synonyme

   underline

   Oberbegriffe

   mark