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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"
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in or to a lower position than someone or something, under someone or something: Jaime hid the letter beneath a pile of papers. We huddled together for warmth beneath the blankets. After weeks at sea, it was wonderful to feel firm ground beneath our feet once more.
The meaning of BENEATH is in or to a lower position : below. How to use beneath in a sentence.
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.
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.
If you talk about what is beneath the surface of something, you are talking about the aspects of it which are hidden or not obvious. ...emotional strains beneath the surface. Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character. Beneath the festive mood there is an underlying apprehension.
To or into a lower position than. Moved the picture beneath the light. American Heritage. Directly under; underneath.
beneath. preposition. /bɪˈniːθ/. /bɪˈniːθ/. (formal) in or to a lower position than somebody/something; under somebody/something. They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves. The boat sank beneath the waves. Join us.
