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TOEFL BNC: 1890 COCA: 1977

beneath
1 beneath /bɪˈniːθ/ adverb
1 beneath
/bɪˈniːθ/
adverb
Learner's definition of BENEATH
: in or to a lower position : below在下面；往下；向下
2 beneath /bɪˈniːθ/ preposition
2 beneath
/bɪˈniːθ/
preposition
Learner's definition of BENEATH
1 
a  : in or to a lower position than (something or someone) : below在（或往）…下方；在（或往）…下面
— opposite above
b  : directly under (something or someone)在…正下方
2 
: not worthy of (someone) : not good enough for (someone)不值得；配不上
— opposite above
3 
: under the pressure or influence of (something)在…的压力下；在…影响下
4 
: hidden under (something)隐藏在…下；在…的掩盖下

from beneath

: from a place below or under (something)从…下面；从…底下
TOEFL BNC: 1890 COCA: 1977

beneath

1 of 2

adverb

be·​neath bi-ˈnēth How to pronounce beneath (audio)
bē-
1
: in or to a lower position : below
the mountains and the towns beneath
2
: directly under : underneath
Look at the illustration and read what is beneath.

beneath

2 of 2

preposition

1
a
: in or to a lower position than : below
beneath the surface
b
: directly under
the ground beneath her feet
c
: at the foot of
a camp beneath a hill
2
: not suitable to the rank of : unworthy of
a job that is beneath his dignity
3
: under the control, pressure, or influence of
the chair sagged beneath his weight
4
: concealed by : under the guise of
a warm heart beneath a gruff manner

Synonyms

Adverb

Preposition

Example Sentences

Adverb the mountains and the towns beneath the sky above and the earth beneath an awning with chairs and tables beneath The ground beneath is covered with flowers. Preposition the sky above us and the earth beneath us just beneath the surface of the water The painting is hanging on the wall with a plaque beneath it. We had a picnic beneath a large tree. The paper was hidden beneath a pile of books. She wore a sweater beneath her coat. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
Ditch the fixed lid, and the Maserati’s roofline preserves much of its former sleekness, only adding an incremental amount of height to the carbon-fiber flying buttresses in order to accommodate the complex folding bits beneath. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 May 2022 To check, turn the item over and remove a portion of the dust catcher beneath. Washington Post, 3 May 2022 Off came the house’s gutters and drain pipes, shutters and 1970s aluminum siding, revealing the original, century-old siding beneath. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 7 May 2022 There are few sites more picturesque than this: Surrounded by lush tropical Hawaiian flora, the residence is steps away from two natural waterfalls on either side that cascade into the ocean beneath. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2022 Zoë Kravitz holds the screen with her cool austerity, her impassive façade hinting at heavy anxieties just beneath. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2022 The webcam is magnetically attached to a metal stand in order to give a top-down view of the paper beneath. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 15 Dec. 2021 Today, Lacefield writes, much of the fertile dark soil that gave the area its name has weathered away to the chalk bedrock beneath. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 12 Nov. 2021 Blanco y Verde features a green on white color palette, while Amarillo Uno features cut outs on the yellow dial that reveal white beneath, along with a white Museum dot. Roberta Naas, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
Preposition
The wizards and witches of Hogwarts practically raised us, teaching us about life, love, acceptance, friendship, death, and bravery from beneath our bookmarks and on the big screen. Seventeen, 30 Aug. 2022 West Germany promised to supply the USSR with steel pipes, while in exchange the USSR would extend a gas pipeline to the border of West Germany and start pumping Soviet gas beneath the Iron Curtain and into Western Europe. WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022 The probes were connected to wires that ran under Fisher’s skin, beneath his scalp, behind his ear and down his neck, then into a pulse generator sewn into his chest below his collarbone. Zachary Siegel, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 According to the National Park Service, camping beneath the Grizzly Giant inspired Roosevelt to establish several other national parks, monuments and forests. New York Times, 13 July 2022 From their bunker beneath the plant, engineers from Rosatom, Russia’s state atomic-energy corporation, summoned managers to bring documents and manuals to make sense of the plant’s new Western features. Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 17 June 2022 About 500 civilians, including 40 children, are holed up in bunkers beneath a chemical plant in the city, according to local officials. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 15 June 2022 And with that comes interconnectedness, like mycelium beneath the surface of the earth, and with that becomes deep meaning, with that becomes community and a kind of magic and an awe at being alive. Julia Zorthian, Time, 9 June 2022 Russian forces have taken the entirety of Mariupol, except the Azovstal plant, where approximately 1,000 Ukrainian fighters remain defiant, holed up in the tunnels beneath the plant. Tyler O'neil, Fox News, 13 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adverb and Preposition

Middle English benethe, from Old English beneothan, from be- + neothan below; akin to Old English nithera nether — more at nether

First Known Use

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Preposition

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of beneath was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing beneath
TOEFL BNC: 1890 COCA: 1977

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