Definitions for beneath
bɪˈniθ, -ˈniðbe·neath

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. below, at a lower place, to a lower place, beneathadverb

   in or to a place that is lower

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. beneathadverb

   below or underneath

2. beneathpreposition

   below

3. beneathpreposition

   to a lower position

4. beneathpreposition

   covered up or concealed by something

5. Etymology: From benethe, from beneoþan, from bī-niþana, from ni-. Cognate with benedden, beneden, benieden. Compare also neden, and nedan. See also nether.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Beneathadverb

   1. In a lower place; under.

   I destroyed the Amorite before them; I destroyed his fruits from above, and his roots from beneath. Amos, ii. 9.

   The earth which you take from beneath, will be barren and unfruitful. John Mortimer, Art of Husbandry.

   2. Below, as opposed to heaven.

   Any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath. Exodus, xx. 4.

2. Beneathprep.

   Etymology: beneow, Sax. beneden, Dutch.

   1. Under; lower in place.

   Their woolly fleeces, as the rites requir’d,
   He laid beneath him, and to rest retir’d. John Dryden, Æn. vii.

   Ages to come might Ormond’s picture know;
   And palms for thee beneath his laurels grow. Matthew Prior.

   2. Under, as overborn or overwhelmed by some pressure.

   Our country sinks beneath the yoke;
   It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash
   Is added to her wounds. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   And oft on rocks their tender wings they tear,
   And sink beneath the burdens which they bear. John Dryden, Virg.

   3. Lower in rank, excellence, or dignity.

   We have reason then to be persuaded, that there are far more species of creatures above us, than there are beneath. John Locke.

   4. Unworthy of; unbeseeming; not equal to.

   He will do nothing that is beneath his high station, nor omit doing any thing which becomes it. Francis Atterbury.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Beneath

   lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of

2. Beneath

   under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens

3. 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

4. Beneathadverb

   in a lower place; underneath

5. Beneathadverb

   below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Beneath

   Beneath is a sraight-to-DVD thriller-horror film co-produced in a first time partnership between Paramount Classics and MTV Films. The film is directed by the newcomer Dagen Merrill, who co-wrote the script with Kevin Burke, and the list of producers include Sean Covel and Chris Wyatt, as well as Troy Craig Poon. In Paramount Classics's first horror movie, which marks the company's expansion from acquisitions into the production arena, the cast includes Nora Zehetner and Matthew Settle. Shooting started 2005 in Vancouver, the film was released on DVD August 7, 2007. It was the first direct-to-video title produced by MTV Films.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Beneath

   be-nēth′, prep. under, or lower in place: inside of, behind: unworthy the dignity of, unbecoming. [A.S. bi-nathan.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'beneath' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2088

How to pronounce beneath?

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of beneath in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of beneath in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of beneath in a Sentence

1. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld:

   Gordon Smith and Daniel Pinto has built up an incredible bench strength beneath Gordon Smith and Daniel Pinto continually, gordon Smith has the Jamie Dimon gift of clarity and wit. They are in fantastic hands in terms of next generational cohort.

2. Joe Biden:

   The President's comments are beneath the dignity of the office. To be on foreign soil, on Memorial Day, and to side repeatedly with a murderous dictator against a fellow American and former vice president speaks for itself.

3. Lindsey Bell:

   If you look beneath the surface, you see a tale of two consumers, those in the hardest-hit industries who have lost their jobs, those are the folks who are really struggling. The other side of the equation is the people who can work from home. Our lives haven't been completely disrupted.

4. Caecilius Statius:

   Wisdom oft lurks beneath a tattered coat.

5. Liza Dougherty:

   The divers would come down, pull up a cannonball and there would be two beneath it.

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