English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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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.