Meaning
3 sensesBelow.
1718, Alexander Pope, epitaph to Nicholas Rowe Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies.
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подpod
підpid
In a position that is lower in rank, dignity, etc.
Their despicable behaviour is beneath contempt.
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ни́жеníže
ни́жчеnýžče
Covered up or concealed by something.
Examples
147 sentencesIt is beneath him to do something like that.
Tom crouched beneath the window, listening to what was being said inside.
They live on the floor beneath.
Вони живуть поверхом нижче. — deniko
ruОни живут этажом ниже. — marafon
Tom is sitting beneath the tree.
Том сидить під деревом. — deniko
ruТом сидит под деревом. — Wezel
I crouched beneath the window.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English benethe, from Old English bineoþan (“beneath, under, below”), equivaleFrom Middle English benethe, from Old English bineoþan (“beneath, under, below”), equivalent to be- + neath. Cognate with Low German benedden (“beneath”), Dutch beneden (“beneath, under, down”), obsolete German benieden (“below”).
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