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be⋅neath

  [bi-neeth, -neeth]
Use beneath in a Sentence
–adverb
1. below; in or to a lower place, position, state, or the like.
2. underneath: heaven above and the earth beneath.
–preposition
3. below; under: beneath the same roof.
4. farther down than; underneath; lower in place than: The first drawer beneath the top one.
5. lower down on a slope than: beneath the crest of a hill.
6. inferior or less important, as in position, rank, or power: A captain is beneath a major.
7. unworthy of; below the level or dignity of: to regard others as beneath one; behavior that was beneath contempt.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME benethe, OE beneothan, equiv. to be- be- + neothan below, akin to OHG nidana. See nether

Synonyms:
3. See below.

Antonyms:
1. above.
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be·neath   (bĭ-nēth')   
adv.  

  1. In a lower place; below.

  2. Underneath.

prep.  

    1. Lower than; below: a drawer beneath a cabinet.

    2. To or into a lower position than: moved the picture beneath the light.

    3. Lower than, as in rank or station.

    4. Unworthy of; unbefitting: It was beneath me to beg.

  2. Covered or concealed by: The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow.

  3. Under the force, control, or influence of.

    1. Lower than, as in rank or station.

    2. Unworthy of; unbefitting: It was beneath me to beg.


[Middle English binethe, from Old English beneothan : be, by; see by1 + neothan, below.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

beneath 
O.E. be "by" + neoðan "below," originally "from below," from P.Gmc. *niþar "lower, farther down, down" (see nether). Meaning "unworthy of" is attested from 1849 (purists prefer below in this sense).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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