beneath

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English

Alternative forms

• beneathe (obsolete)
• neath (poetry)

Etymology

From Middle English benethe, from Old English bineoþan (“beneath, under, below”), equivalent to be- +‎ neath. Cognate with Low German benedden (“beneath”), Dutch beneden (“beneath, under, down”), obsolete German benieden (“below”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈniːθ/
• Rhymes: -iːθ

Adverb

beneath

1. Below or underneath.

Translations

Preposition

beneath

1. Below.
   • 1718, Alexander Pope, epitaph to Nicholas Rowe

     Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies.
2. In a position that is lower in rank, dignity, etc.
   • a. 1730, Francis Atterbury, in The Grub-Street Journal, Volume 1

     He will do nothing that is beneath his high station.

3. Covered up or concealed by something.

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