beneath

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. adverb in or to a place that is lower

Etymology

From 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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

below, at a lower place, to a lower place

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