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.
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beneath In a lower position than.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary📕
beneath be-nēth′, prep. under, or lower in
place: inside of, behind: unworthy the dignity of, unbecoming. [A.S.
bi-nathan.]
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