beneath

Speech parts

1. beneath - Adverb

2. beneath - Preposition

Meaning

Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of.

Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens.

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.

In a lower place; underneath.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

below at a lower place minotaur infra less under down little low lower subject behind nether deep bottom
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Antonyms

moreover otherworld more over above superior
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Phrases with the word

Beneath the Surface bag beneath one's eye bag beneath the eye lies beneath the sea beneath the ocean beneath the waves

Examples

Like the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations. Ephrem the Syrian

When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet. Stanisław Jerzy Lec

Now all things have been filled with light, both heaven and earth and those beneath the earth; so let all creation sing Christ's rising, by which it is established. John of Damascus

A blind man's stroke, which raises a dust from beneath water. Spanish Proverb

The rabbit that dances on the broken branch of a high tree must look down to see how many mouths are opened wide beneath. African Proverb

The devil lives beneath a slattern woman's skirts. Polish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

bene mort bene-faction beneaped beneath contempt beneath sea beneath suspicion