1. beneath - Adverb
2. beneath - Preposition
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 dictionaryLike 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