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- Dictionarybeneath/bɪˈniːθ/
preposition
- 1. extending or directly underneath: "a 2.5-mile tunnel beneath the Alps"
- 2. at a lower level or layer than: "beneath this floor there's a cellar"
adverb
- 1. extending or directly underneath something: "a house built on stilts to allow air to circulate beneath"
- 2. at a lower level or layer: "upper layers can be removed to reveal internal parts beneath"
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BENEATH definition: 1. in or to a lower position than someone or something, under someone or something: 2. to not be…. Learn more.
the ground beneath her feet. c. : at the foot of. a camp beneath a hill. 2. : not suitable to the rank of : unworthy of. a job that is beneath his dignity. 3. : under the control, pressure, or influence of.
1. a. Lower than; below: a drawer beneath a cabinet. b. To or into a lower position than: moved the picture beneath the light. 2. Covered or concealed by: The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow. 3. Under the force, control, or influence of. 4. a. Lower than, as in rank or station. b. Unworthy of; unbefitting: It was beneath me to beg.
Things that are under something else are beneath it. A star gazer is beneath the night sky, and tropical fish swim beneath the surface of the water. When one apple hangs lower on a tree than another, the first apple is beneath the second.
Beneath is a preposition that means below or under. Beneath can also describe something that is unworthy of someone. Less commonly, beneath is used as an adverb to mean below or underneath. If something is positioned beneath something else, it is under or below it.
To or into a lower position than. Moved the picture beneath the light. American Heritage. Directly under; underneath.
If you talk about what is beneath the surface of something, you are talking about the aspects of it which are hidden or not obvious. ...emotional strains beneath the surface. Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character. Beneath the festive mood there is an underlying apprehension.
Definition of beneath preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
beneath meaning, definition, what is beneath: in or to a lower position than something...: Learn more.
lower down on a slope than: beneath the crest of a hill. inferior or less important, as in position, rank, or power: A captain is beneath a major. unworthy of; below the level or dignity of: to regard others as beneath one; behavior that was beneath contempt.
