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Definition of beneath preposition from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

beneath

preposition
 
 
/bɪˈniːθ/
 
/bɪˈniːθ/
(formal)
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  1.  
    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.
  2.  
    not good enough for somebody
    • He considers such jobs beneath him.
    • They thought she had married beneath her (= married a man of lower social status).
    3. Word OriginOld English binithan, bineothan, from bi (be, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bij and German bei) + nithan, neothan ‘below’, of Germanic origin; related to nether.
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