Is “underway” an adverb?

Is it proper to use underway as an adverb? How should under way be used?

Merriam-Webster defines underway as adjective and under way as an adverb. The Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (AAL) & Thesaurus makes no distinction.

Isn’t it a conflict between Brit and US English? Why is underway as an Adverb becoming more popular?

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Which are many British English references? The Oxford English Dictionary comments of under way, ‘now frequently as one word’. It includes a separate entry for underway that contains several British citations from the twentieth century.

Answered on March 29, 2021.
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What does underway look like in my eyes, when I have used a dictionary? Gets the appearance that the writer has got it confused with underpass and underwear.

We all make mistakes every day, and this is what our society does. As an adverb, every day is correct because both words carry their full weight e.g. Why do I jog every and every day? But the two words are joined to form an adjective as in everyday clothes and slang. If every and day are joined as a compound adjectives then they shouldn’t be joined by hyphen “Every-day clothing.” This suggests that every-day clothes were supposed to be a double compound adjective. Is there any reason to join adverbs on a weekly basis with a hyphen?

Answered on March 30, 2021.
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Why do you put them where you put them?

Curiously Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage spends more time discussing the under weight/under weigh difference than under way/underway. I would discourage using underweigh for short measure.

Answered on March 30, 2021.
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Why do you put them where you put them?

Curiously Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage spends more time discussing the under weight/under weigh difference than under way/underway. I would discourage using underweigh for short measure.

Answered on March 30, 2021.
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Why do you put them where you put them?

Curiously Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage spends more time discussing the under weight/under weigh difference than under way/underway. I would discourage using underweigh for short measure.

Answered on March 30, 2021.
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Although I don’t possess a background in the Navy, I know several gentleman who have said background. I was told – and I believe I read it somewhere – that underway is the more common use of the term, whereas when a ship weighs anchor it is under way. When I entered to the auditorium, the program was already underway. What exactly did I mean? What do you think we just made it on board or we had been denied to that spot. How did it feel “just the opposite way here”?

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Answered on March 30, 2021.
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Although I don’t possess a background in the Navy, I know several gentleman who have said background. I was told – and I believe I read it somewhere – that underway is the more common use of the term, whereas when a ship weighs anchor it is under way. When I entered to the auditorium, the program was already underway. What exactly did I mean? What do you think we just made it on board or we had been denied to that spot. How did it feel “just the opposite way here”?

What’s your story and I love it?

Answered on March 30, 2021.
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Although I don’t possess a background in the Navy, I know several gentleman who have said background. I was told – and I believe I read it somewhere – that underway is the more common use of the term, whereas when a ship weighs anchor it is under way. When I entered to the auditorium, the program was already underway. What exactly did I mean? What do you think we just made it on board or we had been denied to that spot. How did it feel “just the opposite way here”?

What’s your story and I love it?

Answered on March 31, 2021.
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Which are many British English references? The Oxford English Dictionary comments of under way, ‘now frequently as one word’. It includes a separate entry for underway that contains several British citations from the twentieth century.

Answered on March 31, 2021.
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Although I don’t possess a background in the Navy, I know several gentleman who have said background. I was told – and I believe I read it somewhere – that underway is the more common use of the term, whereas when a ship weighs anchor it is under way. When I entered to the auditorium, the program was already underway. What exactly did I mean? What do you think we just made it on board or we had been denied to that spot. How did it feel “just the opposite way here”?

What’s your story and I love it?

Answered on March 31, 2021.
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