beneath

adv.

1. In a lower place; below.
2. Underneath.

prep.

1. 1. Lower than; below: a drawer beneath a cabinet.
   2. To or into a lower position than: moved the picture beneath the light.
2. Covered or concealed by: The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow.
3. Under the force, control, or influence of.
4. 1. Lower than, as in rank or station.
   2. Unworthy of; unbefitting: It was beneath me to beg.

[Middle English binethe, from Old English beneothan : be, by; see by¹ + neothan, below.]

adv

Definition: in a lower place
Antonyms: above, higher, over

prep

Definition: inferior
Antonyms: above, higher, over, superior

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IN BRIEF: In or to a place that is lower.

The optimist already sees the scar over the wound; the pessimist still sees the wound beneath the scar. — Ernst Schroder.

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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - nedenfor, under
adv. - nedenunder, nedenfor

idioms:

• beneath contempt    under lavmålet, under al kritik

Nederlands (Dutch)
beneden, onder, ondergeschikt (aan)

Français (French)
prep. - sous, au-dessous de, indigne de
adv. - dessous, au-dessous, en bas

idioms:

• beneath contempt    être en dessous de tout

Deutsch (German)
prep. - unter, unterhalb von
adv. - darunter

idioms:

• beneath contempt    unter aller Kritik

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - κάτω από, χαμηλότερα από, (μτφ.) ανάξιος, κατώτερος
adv. - (ακριβώς ή αμέσως) από κάτω, πιο κάτω, (πιο) χαμηλά

idioms:

• beneath contempt    αξιοκαταφρόνητος

Italiano (Italian)
sotto, di sotto

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - abaixo, sob, mais baixo que
adv. - abaixo

Русский (Russian)
внизу, ниже

Español (Spanish)
prep. - bajo, debajo de, por debajo de , indigno de
adv. - debajo, abajo

idioms:

• beneath contempt    despreciable, deleznable

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - nedanför, under, nedan
adv. - under

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在...之下

idioms:

• beneath contempt    不齿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 在...之下
adv. - 在...之下

idioms:

• beneath contempt    不齒

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~밑에, ~가치가 없는
adv. - 밑에, 지하에

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - 真下に, もとに, 目下の, …する価値のない
adv. - 下に, 地下に

idioms:

• beneath contempt    軽蔑にも値しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) تحت, دون (ظرف) تحت, أسفل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮תחת, מתחת ל-, למטה מ-, מתחת, למטה‬
adv. - ‮תחת, מלמטה, למטה‬

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