The roads are submerged in or under water?

R rituparnahoymoySenior MemberAssamese -IndiaJun 14, 2017#1The roads are submerged in or under water?Is it "in'' or "under"? Florentia52Modwoman in the atticWisconsinEnglish - United StatesJun 14, 2017#2Please provide the context for this sentence, rituparnahoymoy. In what situation would you say it?G GlenfarclasSenior MemberChicagoEnglish (American)Jun 14, 2017#3"In," although the natural way to describe this situation would be "The roads are underwater" (or "The roads are flooded"), without using "submerged" at all.Cross-posted. DonnyBModerator EmeritusCoventry, UKEnglish UK Southern Standard EnglishJun 14, 2017#4In fact "submerged" means under water, so it's actually redundant in that sentence.I would endorse Glen's suggested alternatives(post #3) of either:"The roads are under water".or"The roads are flooded". EnglishmypassionSenior MemberNainitalIndia - HindiJun 14, 2017#5I would say "The roads are flooded/covered with water.""Submerged" needs "in", as suggested above."The roads a...