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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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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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