beneath
beneath definition
be·neath (bē nēt̸h′, bi-)
adverb, adjective
- in a lower place; below
- just below something; underneath
Etymology: ME binethe < OE beneothan < be-, by + neothan, down: see nether
- below; lower than
- directly under; underneath
- covered by beneath a blanket of snow
- under the influence or control of
- inferior to or lower than in rank, quality, worth, etc.
- unworthy of it is beneath him to cheat
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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