beneath
under or lower than something, often directly under it
Beneath means below or under. It is a little more formal than 'under' and can also mean not good enough for someone.
beneath meaning in Hindi
किसी चीज़ के नीचे, अक्सर ठीक उसके नीचे
Beneath का अर्थ है नीचे। यह 'under' से थोड़ा औपचारिक है और इसका अर्थ 'किसी के स्तर से नीचे' भी हो सकता है।
Examples
- We sat beneath the old banyan tree to escape the heat.गर्मी से बचने के लिए हम पुराने बरगद के पेड़ के नीचे बैठ गए।
- Engineers found deep cracks beneath the surface of the bridge.इंजीनियरों को पुल की सतह के नीचे गहरी दरारें मिलीं।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
BE-NEATH sounds like 'be neat', so keep things neat beneath your bed!
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'Beneath you' means an action is not worthy of you, as in 'Lying is beneath you.'
Word origin
From Old English beneothan, made from be- ('by') and neothan ('below').
beneath meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | किसी चीज़ के नीचे, अक्सर ठीक उसके नीचे |
| Arabic · العربية | تحت شيء أو أدنى منه، وغالبًا تحته مباشرة |
| French · Français | sous une chose ou plus bas qu'elle, souvent juste en dessous ; sous, au-dessous de |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | di bawah sesuatu, sering tepat di bawahnya |
| Chinese · 中文 | 在某物下面，常指正下方 |
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