beneath

[US]/bɪˈniːθ/
[UK]/bɪˈniːθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

prep. under something
adv. at a lower position

Phrases & Collocations

beneath one

Example Sentences

beneath this floor there's a cellar.

A captain is beneath a major.

It was beneath me to beg.

the ground was soft beneath their feet.

there is plenty of stowage beneath the berth.

live beneath the same roof

There is a heptagon seat beneath the pagoda.

the labyrinths beneath central Moscow.

beneath the gloss of success .

it was beneath his dignity to shout.

the sea foamed beneath them.

fear lurks beneath the surface.

an inviolable reliquary deep beneath the altar.

there are dark shadows beneath your eyes.

the earth trembled beneath their feet.

It would be beneath him to do that.

The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow.

vanished beneath the waves.

They sheltered beneath their umbrellas.

Richard is far beneath Henry in intelligence.

Real-world Examples

Beneath were the words, " Stay hungry, stay foolish"

Source: Steve Jobs' speech

All that dark fiber may shed light on the Earth beneath our feet.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds May 2018 Collection

A power struggle played out beneath a false geniality.

Source: The secrets of body language.

They send ferocious roots beneath the ground.

Source: The Little House on Mango Street

So, it settles down beneath a rock.

Source: "BBC Documentary Frozen Planet" Documentary Overview

It's located about seven miles beneath the waves.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

You must worship the ground beneath... -His wheels?

Source: Theory of Everything Original Sound Version

Like a sheet, Spread the snow beneath my feet.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

The layer of permafrost beneath prevents water draining away.

Source: Nordic Wild Style Chronicles

We are all Africans beneath our skin, he says.

Source: Newsweek

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