beneath
/bɪˈniːθ/
US pronunciation
American sound/bɪˈniːθ/
bɪˈniːθ
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
bɪ - ˈniːθ -> beneath
Myanmar meaning
(prep) အောက်။ မထိုက်တန်သော။ (adv) အောက်ဘက်တွင်။
Full entry
၁။ အောက်၌။ အောက်တွင်။ They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves. ❍ The boat sank beneath the waves.
၂။ နိမ့်ကျသော။ မတန်သော။ He considers such jobs beneath him (ie not suited to his rank or status). ❍ They thought she had married beneath her (ie married a man of lower social status). Compare ABOVE prep
adv (fml ) အောက်၌။ Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath.
More examples
- We took shelter beneath a huge oak tree.
- He looked out of the windows down to the garden beneath.
- They slept outside beneath the stars.
- The waters of the Timor Sea and the coral reefs that lie beneath
- His frail body lay beneath the blankets.
- [from beneath] : She pulled a dagger from beneath her cloak.
- Beneath his quiet unassuming manner there lies considerable strength.
- She seemed quite calm on the surface, but a great deal of anger lay beneath.
- Burke regarded it as beneath him to trade with such people.
Synonyms
under, underneath, below, lower than, bottommost, deep, downreaching, fathomless, ground-level, inferior, less, less than, lesser, low, low-hanging, low-lying, low-set, lower, nether, no good, not as great, not deserving, not fit, not good enough, not high, not worth, out of place, rock-bottom, squatty, subaqueous, subjacent, subject, subordinate, unbefitting, undeserving, unelevated, unmerited, unworthy, unworthy of
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