beneath

be·neath  (b-nth)

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]

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

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

Related words
prefix sub-

Translations

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

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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

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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

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beneath

prep beneath [biˈniːθ]

1 in a lower position than; under; below beneath the floorboards; beneath her coat. onder, تَحْت под pod; vespod; dole nedenfor; nedenunder unter κάτω από bajo, debajo (de) all زیر alla sous, au-dessous de מִתַחָת नीचे donji alatt, alá di bawah undir, (beint) fyrir neðan sotto ～の下に …의 밑(아래)에 po apakšā; zem di bawah onder (neden)under, nedenfor pod 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 pod under unter 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 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

adv

below or underneath They watched the boat breaking up on the rocks beneath. onder, benede تَحْت، إلى أسْفَل отдолу dole nedenfor unterhalb από κάτω de abajo all(pool) در زیر؛ تحت alhaalla au-dessous מִתַחָת, לְמָטָה नीचे ispod lenn di bawahnya fyrir neðan sotto 下で 밑(아래)에 žemiau, žemai apakšā di bawah beneden nedenfor, (neden)under poniżej 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 → أسفل 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