About The Word Beneath
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Beneath
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What's The Definition Of Beneath?
[adv] in or to a place that is lower
Synonyms | Synonyms for Beneath: at a lower place | below | to a lower place Related Terms | Find terms related to Beneath: See Also | Beneath In Webster's Dictionary \Be*neath"\, prep. [OE. benethe, bineo[eth]en, AS.
beneo[eth]an, beny[eth]an; pref. be- + neo[eth]an, ny[eth]an,
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. |
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