Beneath definition: Underneath.Origin of Beneath From Middle English benethe, from Old English beneoþan (“beneath, under, below”), from Proto-Germanic "bī-niþana (“below”), from Proto-Indo-European "ni-, "nei- (“in, under”). Cognate with Low German benedden (“beneath”), Dutch beneden (“beneath, under, down”), German benieden (“below”). Compare also Danish neden (“below”), Swedish and Icelandic nedan (“below, under”). See also nether. From Wiktionary Middle ... Beneath definition: below; in or to a lower place, position, state, or the like.. See examples of BENEATH used in a sentence. Beneath is a preposition or adverb that means below, underneath, or lower than. It can also express inferiority, unworthiness, or unfitness. See examples, synonyms, and translations of beneath. Definition of beneath preposition from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. 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. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
