1. (prep.) Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of.
2. (prep.) Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens.
3. (prep.) Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings. Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming.
4. (adv.) In a lower place; underneath.
5. (adv.) Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath.
Thesaurus Entries
adown, at a disadvantage, at the nadir, behind, below deck, below par, below the mark, belowstairs, beneath, beneath the sky, down, down below, down south, downgrade, downhill, downline, downright, downstairs, downstream, downstreet, downtown, downward, downwards, downwith, following, hellishly, here, here below, in hell, in hellfire, in the gutter, in the world, infernally, infra, least, least of all, less, neath, next, on earth, short of, since, subordinate to, subsequent to, unbefitting, under, under heaven, under par, under the stars, under the sun, underfoot, underneath
