'Beneath' definitions:
Definition of 'beneath'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In or to a place that is lower [syn: below, at a lower place, to a lower place, beneath] [ant: above, higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place]
Definition of 'Beneath'
From: GCIDE
- Beneath \Be*neath"\, adv.
- 1. In a lower place; underneath. [1913 Webster]
- The earth you take from beneath will be barren. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Beneath'
From: GCIDE
- Beneath \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. [1913 Webster]
- Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens. [1913 Webster]
- Our country sinks beneath the yoke. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- He will do nothing that is beneath his high station. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]