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Beneath means under or below.
(adverb)- An example of beneath is the table on which a cup is sitting; the table is beneath the cup.
- An example of beneath is Joe Biden being Vice President to Barack Obama; Joe Biden is beneath Barack Obama.
- An example of beneath is a person laying under a blanket; The person is beneath the blanket.
The definition of beneath is lower than or covered by.
(preposition)- An example of beneath is a toy under the bed; the toy beneath the bed.
- An example of beneath is a child under a blanket; the child was beneath the blanket.
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See beneath in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adverb, adjective
- in a lower place; below
- just below something; underneath
Origin: 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
See beneath in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adverb
- In a lower place; below.
- Underneath.
- a. Lower than; below: a drawer beneath a cabinet.b. To or into a lower position than: moved the picture beneath the light.
- Covered or concealed by: The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow.
- Under the force, control, or influence of.
- a. Lower than, as in rank or station.b. Unworthy of; unbefitting: It was beneath me to beg.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English binethe
Origin: , from Old English beneothan
Origin: : be, by; see by1
Origin: + neothan, below
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