1
: in or to a lower position : below
the mountains and the towns beneath
2
: directly under : underneath
Look at the illustration and read what is beneath.
1
a
: in or to a lower position than : below
beneath the surface
b
: directly under
the ground beneath her feet
c
: at the foot of
a camp beneath a hill
2
: not suitable to the rank of : unworthy of
a job that is beneath his dignity
3
: under the control, pressure, or influence of
the chair sagged beneath his weight
4
: concealed by : under the guise of
a warm heart beneath a gruff manner
Examples of beneath in a Sentence
Adverb
the mountains and the towns beneath
the sky above and the earth beneath
an awning with chairs and tables beneath
The ground beneath is covered with flowers.
Preposition
the sky above us and the earth beneath us
just beneath the surface of the water
The painting is hanging on the wall with a plaque beneath it.
We had a picnic beneath a large tree.
The paper was hidden beneath a pile of books.
She wore a sweater beneath her coat.
Recent Examples on the Web
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, a separate stream beneath appears to move iron from the hot side to the cooler side.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
David Blackmon, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Inside the Jardin des Tuileries and in time to Robert Wilson’s choreography, models walked beneath a prehistoric flying bird and enormous boulders descended from the ceiling, over hot lava projected onto the ground, and around icebergs emerging from the floor.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
The waist-length cut of this pullover looks great with everything from leggings to jeans, while a larger fit provides plenty of breathing room (and space for layering beneath).
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, a separate stream beneath appears to move iron from the hot side to the cooler side.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Preposition
Fortunately for the tech companies driving the data center expansion, no country on earth can rival the scale of natural gas resource than that beneath the ground in the United States.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Inside the Jardin des Tuileries and in time to Robert Wilson’s choreography, models walked beneath a prehistoric flying bird and enormous boulders descended from the ceiling, over hot lava projected onto the ground, and around icebergs emerging from the floor.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beneath
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“Beneath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beneath. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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