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- DictionaryBe·neath/bəˈnēTH/
preposition
- 1. extending or directly underneath, typically with close contact: "in the labyrinths beneath central Moscow"
- 2. at a lower level or layer than: "beneath this floor there's a cellar"
adverb
- 1. extending or directly underneath something: "a house built on stilts to allow air to circulate beneath"
- 2. at a lower level or layer: "the runways had cracked open, exposing the black earth beneath"
The meaning of BENEATH is in or to a lower position : below. How to use beneath in a sentence.
BENEATH definition: 1. in or to a lower position than someone or something, under someone or something: 2. to not be…. Learn more.
Beneath is a preposition that means below or under. Beneath can also describe something that is unworthy of someone. Less commonly, beneath is used as an adverb to mean below or underneath. If something is positioned beneath something else, it is under or below it.
Things that are under something else are beneath it. A star gazer is beneath the night sky, and tropical fish swim beneath the surface of the water. When one apple hangs lower on a tree than another, the first apple is beneath the second.
1. in or to a lower position; below. 2. underneath. prep. 3. below; under: beneath the same roof. 4. farther down than: The drawer beneath the top one. 5. lower down on a slope than: beneath the crest of a hill. 6. less important than; inferior to, as in rank or power: A captain is beneath a major.
If you say that someone or something is beneath you, you feel that they are not good enough for you or not suitable for you. They decided she was marrying beneath her. Many find themselves having to take jobs far beneath them.
Definition of beneath preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
