English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Beneath

Beneath (prep.)

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

Beneath (prep.)

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

Beneath (prep.)

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.

Beneath (adv.)

In a lower place; underneath.

Beneath (adv.)

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