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1. (adv.) beneath
in or to a lower position; below.
2. beneath
underneath.
3. (prep.) beneath
below; under:
beneath the same roof.
4. beneath
farther down than:
The drawer beneath the top one.
5. beneath
lower down on a slope than:
beneath the crest of a hill.
6. beneath
less important than; inferior to, as in rank or power:
A captain is beneath a major.
7. beneath
below the level or dignity of:
behavior beneath contempt.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME benethe, OE beneothan <be-be - +neothan below)
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| Definition of 'beneath' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) below, at a lower place, to a lower place, beneath
in or to a place that is lower
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1. (preposition) beneath
in a position below sth
buried beneath the snow
2. beneath
not good or important enough for sb
She thinks doing housework is beneath her.
3. (adverb) beneath
in a position below
The rock sunk to the sand beneath.
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| Definition of 'beneath' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) beneath
in a lower place; underneath
2. (adverb) beneath
below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath
3. beneath
lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of
4. beneath
under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens
5. beneath
lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings. Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming
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Sense: in a lower position than; under; below
beneath the floorboards; beneath her coat.
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Afrikaans: onder |
Arabic: تَحْت |
Bulgarian: под |
Brazilian: sob |
Czech: pod; vespod; dole |
German: unter |
Danish: nedenfor; nedenunder |
Greek: κάτω από |
Spanish: bajo, debajo (de) |
Estonian: all |
Farsi: زیر |
Finnish: alla |
French: sous, au-dessous de |
Hebrew: מִתַחָת |
Hindi: नीचे |
Croatian: donji |
Hungarian: alatt, alá |
Indonesian: di bawah |
Icelandic: undir, (beint) fyrir neða |
Italian: sotto |
Japanese: ~の下に |
Korean: …의 밑(아래)에 |
Lithuanian: po |
Latvian: apakšā; zem |
Malay: di bawah |
Dutch: onder |
Norwegian: (neden)under, nedenfor |
Polish: pod |
Persian: زیر |
Pashto: لاندی، کوز |
Portuguese: sob |
Romanian: sub, dedesubtul |
Russian: под |
Slovak: pod, naspodu |
Slovenian: pod |
Serbian: ispod |
Swedish: under, nedanför |
Thai: ข้างล่าง; อยู่ใต้ |
Turkish: altında, altına |
Taiwanese: 在...下方 |
Ukrainian: нижче; під |
Urdu: نیچے |
Vietnamese: dưới |
Chinese: 在...下方 |
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