BENEATH

below, at a lower place, to a lower place, beneath

(adverb) in or to a place that is lower

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

beneath

Below or underneath.

Preposition

beneath

Below.

In a position that is lower in rank, dignity, etc.

Covered up or concealed by something.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*neath", prep. Etym: [OE. benethe, bineo, AS. beneo, beny; pref. be- + neo, ny, downward, beneath, akin to E. nether. See Nether.]

1. Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of. "Beneath the mount." Ex. xxxii. 19. Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. Pope.

2. Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens. Our country sinks beneath the yoke. Shak.

3. 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. He will do nothing that is beneath his high station. Atterbury.

Be*neath", adv.

1. In a lower place; underneath. The earth you take from beneath will be barren. Mortimer.

2. Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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