verb
to underline, to emphasize
B1
Means 'to underline' (literal) and 'to emphasize' (figurative). Non‑reflexive, takes a direct object (etwas unterstreichen). Uses haben. Strong/irregular: Präteritum unterstrich, Partizip II unterstrichen; present forms unterstreichst/unterstreicht. Imperative: unterstreiche! Common in writing and speech for emphasis or text marking. Often used in proofreading and presentations.
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Bitte unterstreichen Sie das wichtigste Wort im Text.
Please underline the most important word in the text.
Er unterstrich die Hauptpunkte.
He underlined the main points.
Ich habe die Fehler unterstrichen.
I underlined the mistakes.
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Picture a thick line being drawn under an important sentence with a highlighter
sounds like 'under-stretch-in' — imagine stretching a line under text
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VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Commonly used both for literally underlining text and metaphorically 'to emphasize'. Prefix 'unter-' is inseparable; participle is 'unterstrichen'.