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beneath

US /bɪˈniθ/

preposition Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

in or to a place that is lower

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The cable runs beneath the floor from the server room.

Collocations

  • Easy beneath the tree
    describing beneath the tree (in or to a place that is lower)
  • Medium hidden costs beneath the price
    to hidden costs beneath the price, meaning to prevent from being seen or discovered
  • Hard cracks beneath corporate stability
    to cracks beneath corporate stability, meaning to become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
  • Very Hard consider such duplicity beneath contempt
    to consider such duplicity beneath contempt, meaning to deem to be

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