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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Relationship to water
Why am I over the water (say, on a diving board) and not submerged, but then under water (am submerged)? Under is a synonym for "in" (in the water). I suspect the word "surface" is implied, but curious if anybody could provide more specifics.
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" A submarine is an underwater ship. It dives down and travels under the water. (below the surface) Normal ships, sailboats and catamarans travel on the water (at the surface).
- " A submarine is an underwater ship.
- It dives down and travels under the water.
- (below the surface) Normal ships, sailboats and catamarans travel on the water (at the surface).
- Hovercraft travel over the water (above the surface).
- Icebergs are floating in the water.
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The adjective is "underwater."
A submarine is an underwater ship. It dives down and travels under the water. (below the surface)
Normal ships, sailboats and catamarans travel on the water (at the surface).
Hovercraft travel over the water (above the surface).
Icebergs are floating in the water. 10% of an iceberg is above the water and 90% is below the water.
A submarine is an underwater ship. It dives down and travels under the water. (below the surface)
Normal ships, sailboats and catamarans travel on the water (at the surface).
Hovercraft travel over the water (above the surface).
Icebergs are floating in the water. 10% of an iceberg is above the water and 90% is below the water.
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Hi.
I don't understand your question properly. But if you are looking for the difference of "in the water" and "under the water", you use the later when all of your body including your head is under the surface of water and the use of "in the water" does not indicate which part of your body is under the surface, it is used as opposed to be in the land.
Hamid
I don't understand your question properly. But if you are looking for the difference of "in the water" and "under the water", you use the later when all of your body including your head is under the surface of water and the use of "in the water" does not indicate which part of your body is under the surface, it is used as opposed to be in the land.
Hamid
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to clarify my question:
When I am over water - in a plane, diving board, etc - I am physically over the body of water. When I am under water (opposite of over) I am not physically under the body of water, I am actually in the water itself. I was contrasting the relationship of one to water when one refers to either over or under water. I understand the in vs under difference.
Than
When I am over water - in a plane, diving board, etc - I am physically over the body of water. When I am under water (opposite of over) I am not physically under the body of water, I am actually in the water itself. I was contrasting the relationship of one to water when one refers to either over or under water. I understand the in vs under difference.
Than
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Thanks. So in fact, the expression, "being underwater" refers to one's relationship with the surface of the body of water, not the body of water itself. Your explanation is as I suspected: the relationship of one to the water is not to the body of water itself but to the implied surface of the water (over vs in vs under).
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Anonymous "being underwater"under the water = below the surface.
The surface of the water is not implied. It is real. You can see it and touch it. Some people can swim underwater, but not for very long.
The recent expression "being underwater" refers to a situation when you own a house with a mortgage. The market value of the hous
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