beneath

be·neath

 (bĭ-nēth′)

adv.

1. In a lower place; below.

2. Underneath.

prep.

1.

a. Lower than; below: a drawer beneath a cabinet.

b. To or into a lower position than: moved the picture beneath the light.

2. Covered or concealed by: The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow.

3. Under the force, control, or influence of.

4.

a. Lower than, as in rank or station.

b. Unworthy of; unbefitting: It was beneath me to beg.

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[Middle English binethe, from Old English beneothan : be, by; see by¹ + neothan, below.]

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beneath

(bɪˈniːθ)

prep

1. below, esp if covered, protected, or obscured by

2. not as great or good as would be demanded by: beneath his dignity.

adv

below; underneath

[Old English beneothan, from be- + neothan low; see nether]

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be•neath

(bɪˈniθ, -ˈnið)

adv.

1. in or to a lower position; below.

2. underneath.

prep.

3. below; under: beneath the same roof.

4. farther down than: The drawer beneath the top one.

5. lower down on a slope than: beneath the crest of a hill.

6. less important than; inferior to, as in rank or power: A captain is beneath a major.

7. below the level or dignity of: behavior beneath contempt.

[before 900; Middle English benethe, Old English beneothan <be- be- + neothan below]

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under

– below – beneath

1. 'under'

Under is almost always a preposition. You use under to say that one thing is at a lower level than another, and that the other thing is directly above it. For example, you might say that an object on the floor is under a table or chair.

There's a cupboard under the stairs.

A path runs under the trees.

2. 'underneath'

Underneath can be a preposition with a similar meaning to under.

We sat at a table underneath some olive trees.

Underneath can also be an adverb.

Let's pull up the carpet and see what's underneath.

3. 'below'

Below can be a preposition. You normally use it to say that one thing is at a much lower level than another.

There's a tunnel 100 metres below the surface.

Below can also be an adverb.

They stood at the top of the mountain and looked at the valley below.

4. 'beneath'

Beneath can be a preposition with a similar meaning to under or below. Beneath is more formal.

He could feel the soft ground beneath his feet.

Beneath can also be an adverb.

He stared out of the window at the courtyard beneath.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

beneath - in or to a place that is lower   at a lower place, below, to a lower place

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beneath

preposition

1. under, below, underneath, lower than She found pleasure in sitting beneath the trees.
under over, above, upon, on top of, higher than, atop

2. inferior to, below, secondary to, not good enough for, lower in status than, not as important as She decided he was beneath her.

3. unworthy of, unfitting for, unsuitable for, inappropriate for, unbefitting Many find themselves having to take jobs far beneath them.

adverb

1. underneath, below, further down, in a lower place On a shelf beneath he spotted a photo album.

Related words
prefix sub-

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Translations

أَدْنى مِن، غَيْر جَديرتَحْتتـَحْتَتَحْت، إلى أسْفَل

podvespoddole

undernedenfornedenunder

unterunterhalb

κάτωκάτω από

bajode abajodebajo (de)debajo deabajo

alapuolella

sous

ispod

lenn

fyrir neîanfyrir neîan virîinguundir, fyrir neîan

sottoabbassoindegno

･･･の下に

...의 밑에

apakšāzem

onder

(neden)underunder verdighet

poniżej

debaixo

под

naspodu

podspodaj

under

ข้างล่าง

altındaalttalâyık değilyakışmazaltına

ở dưới

不值得在...下方在...之下在下方

beneath

[bɪˈniːθ]

A. PREP

1. (= below) → debajo de, bajo

2. (fig) → inferior a, por debajo de
it would be beneath him to do such a thing → hacer tal cosa sería indigno de él
she married beneath her → se casó con un hombre de clase inferior
beneath contempt → despreciable

B. ADV → abajo, debajo

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beneath

[bɪˈniːθ]

prep

(= under) → sous

(= unworthy of) → indigne de
beneath him → indigne de lui
Many find themselves having to take jobs far beneath them → Beaucoup se voient obligés d'accepter des emplois indignes d'eux.
to marry beneath one
They decided she was marrying beneath her
BUT Ils décidèrent que ce mariage était une mésalliance.

adv → dessous

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

beneath

prep

→ unter (+dat or with motion +acc); (with line, level etc also) → unterhalb (+gen); to marry beneath one → unter seinem Stand heiraten ? also below PREP a

(= unworthy of) it is beneath him → das ist unter seiner Würde; he regarded the critics as beneath his notice → er fand es unter seiner Würde, von den Kritikern überhaupt Notiz zu nehmen

adv → unten ? also below ADV a

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beneath

[bɪˈniːθ]

1. prep → sotto, al di sotto di; (unworthy of) → indegno/a di
it is beneath my notice → non è degno della mia attenzione
it is beneath him to do such a thing → non si degnerebbe mai di fare una cosa del genere

2. adv → sotto, di sotto
the flat beneath → l'appartamento al piano di sotto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

beneath

(biˈniːθ) preposition

1. in a lower position than; under; below. beneath the floorboards; beneath her coat. onder تَحْت под sob pod; vespod; dole unter nedenfor; nedenunder κάτω απόbajo, debajo all زیر alla sous, au-dessous deמתחת नीचे donji alatt, alá di bawah undir, (beint) fyrir neðan sotto ～の下に …의 밑(아래)에 po apakšā; zem di bawah onderunder, nedenforpod لاندی، کوز sob sub, dedesubtul под pod, naspodu pod ispod under, nedanför ข้างล่าง; อยู่ใต้ altında, altına 在...下方 нижче; під نیچے dưới 在...下方

2. not worthy of. It is beneath my dignity to do that. benede أَدْنى مِن، غَيْر جَدير под abaixo de pod unter under κατώτερος, μη αντάξιος no valer la pena allpool مادون شأن؛ نابرازنده ei ole jnk arvoista au-dessous de מִתַחָת לַכָּבוֹד मूल्यहीन nedostojan nem méltó tidak layak, tidak pantas fyrir neðan virðingu al disotto di ～にふさわしくない 할 가치가 없는 žemiau zem tidak layak bagi beneden under (min osv.) verdighet poniżej بى ارزښته abaixo de sub ниже pod pod ispod under ไม่คุ้มค่า lâyık değil, yakışmaz 不值得 нижче شان کے خلاف không xứng đáng 不值得

adverb

below or underneath. They watched the boat breaking up on the rocks beneath. onder, benede تَحْت، إلى أسْفَل отдолу embaixo dole unterhalb nedenfor από κάτωde abajo all(pool) در زیر؛ تحت alhaalla au-dessousמתחת, למטה नीचे ispod lenn di bawahnya fyrir neðan sotto 下で 밑(아래)에 žemiau, žemai apakšā di bawah benedennedenfor, underponiżej تر لاندی em baixo de dedesubt внизу dolu spodaj u podnožju, ispod nedanför อยู่ข้างล่าง; อยู่ข้างใต้ altta, altında, altına 在下方 внизу نیچے ở dưới 在下方

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beneath

→ تـَحْتَ pod under unter κάτω από bajo alapuolella sous ispod sotto ･･･の下に ...의 밑에 onder (neden)under poniżej debaixo под under ข้างล่าง altında ở dưới 在...之下

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beneath

prep., adv. abajo, debajo, bajo.

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