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underfon

Pronunciation: /ˌun.derˈfoːn/

“underfon” is an Old English word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to receive, get
  2. to submit to
  3. to take in, accept, or admit
  4. to take upon one's self; to undertake with effort
  5. to take up a burden; to undergo, bear
  6. to take surreptitiously; to steal

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *undarfą̄han. Equivalent to under- + fōn. Cognate to Old Dutch underfān and Old High German untarfāhan.

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