Beneath
preposition
In or to a lower place or position than something else.
The dog is sleeping beneath the table.
Often appears as...
- sit beneath
- hide beneath
preposition
To be unworthy of; below the level of.
Dishonesty is beneath my dignity.
Often appears as...
- beneath someone's dignity
- beneath someone's standards
Usage tips
Disapproving
adverb
Located below or under something else.
She wore a sweater with a shirt beneath.
Often appears as...
- see beneath
- place beneath
preposition
In or to a lower place or position than something else.
The dog is sleeping beneath the table.
Often appears as...
- sit beneath
- hide beneath
preposition
To be unworthy of; below the level of.
Dishonesty is beneath my dignity.
Often appears as...
- beneath someone's dignity
- beneath someone's standards
Usage tips
Disapproving
adverb
Located below or under something else.
She wore a sweater with a shirt beneath.
Often appears as...
- see beneath
- place beneath
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Position
Use 'beneath' to describe something physically lower, often with layers.
Snow lay beneath a thin layer of soil.
Pro Tip 2/3Layering Objects
'Beneath' can indicate something hidden or covered under another object.
Keys were found nestled beneath a pile of clothes.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Movement
Don't use 'beneath' to describe movement. Use 'under' instead.
Incorrect: He walked beneath the doorway. (Use 'under')
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Position
Use 'beneath' to describe something physically lower, often with layers.
Snow lay beneath a thin layer of soil.
Pro Tip 2/3Layering Objects
'Beneath' can indicate something hidden or covered under another object.
Keys were found nestled beneath a pile of clothes.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Movement
Don't use 'beneath' to describe movement. Use 'under' instead.
Incorrect: He walked beneath the doorway. (Use 'under')
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Position
Use 'beneath' to describe something physically lower, often with layers.
Snow lay beneath a thin layer of soil.
Pro Tip 2/3Layering Objects
'Beneath' can indicate something hidden or covered under another object.
Keys were found nestled beneath a pile of clothes.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Movement
Don't use 'beneath' to describe movement. Use 'under' instead.
Incorrect: He walked beneath the doorway. (Use 'under')
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Video examples
Why do buildings fall in...
that building collapse is caused directly by the ground beneath them shaking violently, or even splitting apart. But that's not really how it works. For one thing, most buildings are not located right on a fault line, and the shifting tectonic plates go much deeper than building foundations. So what's actually going on?
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How does fracking work?...
leave unresolved questions about long-term pressure imbalances that might be happening deep beneath our feet. Fracking's biggest controversy, though, is happening above the ground. The general consensus is that burning natural gas is better for the environment than burning coal
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Elon Musk: The future...
and if you go deep enough, you cannot detect the tunnel. Sometimes people think, well, it's going to be pretty annoying to have a tunnel dug under my house. Like, if that tunnel is dug more than about three or four tunnel diameters beneath your house,
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How X-rays see through...
you might be able to see the density change due to a solid tumor in a patient, but you wouldn't know how deep it is beneath the surface. However, if you take X-rays from multiple angles, you should be able to find the tumor's position and shape.
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Why do we kiss under...
Hearing the news, Frigg became so overjoyed that she transformed the mistletoe from a symbol of death into one of peace and love. She mandated a one-day truce for all fights, and that everyone embrace beneath its branches when they passed
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How to rebuild the world...
the scenes fundamentals of how our world works and how we progressed through history so imagine that we do find ourselves in this world with a rug has been pulled out from beneath our feet think of all the things that you rely
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The science of skin...
The key to survival lay in their own personal sunscreen manufactured beneath the melanin. The type and amount of melanin in your skin determines whether you'll be more or less protected from the sun.
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Bears Dancing in the...
meadows that only a few weeks ago were buried beneath the snow are now full of life
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Fox Dives Head First in...
the food the fox seeks is also deep beneath the snow
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There's an Alien World...
KENNY There's an alien world right beneath our feet.
Video examples
Why do buildings fall in...
that building collapse is caused directly by the ground beneath them shaking violently, or even splitting apart. But that's not really how it works. For one thing, most buildings are not located right on a fault line, and the shifting tectonic plates go much deeper than building foundations. So what's actually going on?
Video examples
How does fracking work?...
leave unresolved questions about long-term pressure imbalances that might be happening deep beneath our feet. Fracking's biggest controversy, though, is happening above the ground. The general consensus is that burning natural gas is better for the environment than burning coal
Video examples
Elon Musk: The future...
and if you go deep enough, you cannot detect the tunnel. Sometimes people think, well, it's going to be pretty annoying to have a tunnel dug under my house. Like, if that tunnel is dug more than about three or four tunnel diameters beneath your house,
Video examples
How X-rays see through...
you might be able to see the density change due to a solid tumor in a patient, but you wouldn't know how deep it is beneath the surface. However, if you take X-rays from multiple angles, you should be able to find the tumor's position and shape.
Video examples
Why do we kiss under...
Hearing the news, Frigg became so overjoyed that she transformed the mistletoe from a symbol of death into one of peace and love. She mandated a one-day truce for all fights, and that everyone embrace beneath its branches when they passed
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
the scenes fundamentals of how our world works and how we progressed through history so imagine that we do find ourselves in this world with a rug has been pulled out from beneath our feet think of all the things that you rely
Video examples
The science of skin...
The key to survival lay in their own personal sunscreen manufactured beneath the melanin. The type and amount of melanin in your skin determines whether you'll be more or less protected from the sun.
Video examples
Bears Dancing in the...
meadows that only a few weeks ago were buried beneath the snow are now full of life
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Fox Dives Head First in...
the food the fox seeks is also deep beneath the snow
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There's an Alien World...
KENNY There's an alien world right beneath our feet.
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Quote examples
John Connolly
Irish Writer
There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All you have is language. Why write beneath yourself? It's an act of respect for the reader as much as yourself.
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Lowell Bergman
American Journalist
You can have all the information you want in the world. If you don't have the people raising questions and looking beneath the surface, and people being paid to do this, you're not going to find the answers.
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Alesha Dixon
British Musician
I prefer to focus on who I am as a person and what I stand for. We all want to look good, but I find it more rewarding to work on feeling good and going a bit deeper beneath the surface.
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Kathy Mattea
American Musician
I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect to the divine. It's a real pure way of touching that deeper reality beneath our life.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian Novelist
A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.
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Morris Gleitzman
English Author
If we get caught up in a story, it's because we've started to care about the characters, and that can only happen if we've moved beneath the surface.
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Kelly Lynch
American Actress
I think right now in the world we're feeling like there's no solid ground beneath our feet, you know?
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RuPaul
American Entertainer
I've always been interested in what else is here, what lies beneath.
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John Oldham
American Celebrity
And all your future lies beneath your hat.
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Nancy Astor
British Politician
I married beneath me, all women do.
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John Connolly
Irish Writer
There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All you have is language. Why write beneath yourself? It's an act of respect for the reader as much as yourself.
Quote examples
Lowell Bergman
American Journalist
You can have all the information you want in the world. If you don't have the people raising questions and looking beneath the surface, and people being paid to do this, you're not going to find the answers.
Quote examples
Alesha Dixon
British Musician
I prefer to focus on who I am as a person and what I stand for. We all want to look good, but I find it more rewarding to work on feeling good and going a bit deeper beneath the surface.
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Kathy Mattea
American Musician
I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect to the divine. It's a real pure way of touching that deeper reality beneath our life.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian Novelist
A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.
Quote examples
Morris Gleitzman
English Author
If we get caught up in a story, it's because we've started to care about the characters, and that can only happen if we've moved beneath the surface.
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Kelly Lynch
American Actress
I think right now in the world we're feeling like there's no solid ground beneath our feet, you know?
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RuPaul
American Entertainer
I've always been interested in what else is here, what lies beneath.
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John Oldham
American Celebrity
And all your future lies beneath your hat.
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Nancy Astor
British Politician
I married beneath me, all women do.
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