beneath
be
bÉĒ
bi
neath
ˈniθ
nith
/bÉĒnˈiːθ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "beneath"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡, āϤāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ

in or to a lower position
beneath definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cat slinked quietly beneath without anyone noticing.
āĻŦāĻŋ⧜āĻžāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āύāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āύāĻŋāσāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āϏāϰ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
1.1

āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡, āϤāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ

at a lower level or hidden under a surface or layer
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When the snow melted, the grass beneath turned green again.
āϝāĻ–āύ āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰ āĻ—āϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āύ⧀āĻšā§‡āϰ āϘāĻžāϏ āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦ⧁āϜ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āύ⧀āĻšā§‡, āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

under or hidden behind an outward appearance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A soft laugh could n't hide the nervousness beneath.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋ āύ⧀āĻšā§‡āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĻŋ āύ⧀āĻšā§‡.
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āύ⧀āĻšā§‡, āϤāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ

used to indicate a location that is below something else
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The treasure chest was hidden beneath the old oak tree.
āϧāύāĻ­āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ“āĻ• āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āύ⧀āĻšā§‡ āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āύ⧀āĻšā§‡, āϤāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ

under something in a way that covers, hides, or protects it
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We found an ancient wall beneath the dense ivy.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϘāύ āφāχāĻ­āĻŋāϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡, āϤāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ

at a lower level or layer than something else
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Newer pipes were installed beneath the older system.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§‡āϰ āύ⧀āĻšā§‡ āχāύāĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡, āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ

used to denote a lower position in terms of status, authority, or rank
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager was demoted to a role beneath his leadership position.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡, āĻāϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡

considered of lower status or unworthy
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She refused any task she felt was beneath her skill level.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϝ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύ⧀āĻšā§‡, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇

used to indicate that something is hidden behind an appearance or that there is an underlying truth or reality
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Beneath the laughter, she hides her pain.
āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡, āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āύ⧀āĻšā§‡, āϤāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ

subject to the weight, force, or pressure of
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Beneath the heavy burden, he staggered.
āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻšā§‹āρāϚāϟ āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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