How to spell beneath

Beneath is spelled B-E-N-E-A-T-H.

hear itbe·neath/bɪ'niθ/prepositionSilent and tricky

What it means: Under or directly below something.

In a sentence: The cat hid beneath the chair.

Same family: under, below, underneath, underneath (prep.), underfoot. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Beneath” comes from Old English “beneoth,” formed from “be” (by) + “neothan” (below). It’s closely related to the words “under” and “below,” which share the same ancient Germanic roots for describing lower position.

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