how to pronounce underlying

/ˌʌndɚˈlaɪɪŋ/

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underlying is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of underlying in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it didn't change the underlying culture …”

meanings of underlying

adjective:

Implicit.
Basic or fundamental.
Lying underneath.

noun:

The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.

verb:

Present participle of underlie.

underlying frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word underlying occurs in english on average 10.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics underlying can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that underlying can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;