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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

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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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