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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Difference between Prepositions
What is the difference between under, underneath, below, beneath?
Example: Something is under/ underneath/ below/ beneath the table. It sounds like the meaning is the same regardless of which preposition I use.
Any help, thanks?
Example: Something is under/ underneath/ below/ beneath the table. It sounds like the meaning is the same regardless of which preposition I use.
Any help, thanks?
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They are often synonymous. 'Below' does not necessarily mean 'vertically below', as in 'my house is below sea level'. 'Under(neath)', however, must be vertically so ('the octopus's garden is under the sea').
- They are often synonymous.
- 'Below' does not necessarily mean 'vertically below', as in 'my house is below sea level'.
- 'Under(neath)', however, must be vertically so ('the octopus's garden is under the sea').
- Each of these also have many peculiarities of collocation: 'the temperature is below (not 'under') zero'; 'no evil action is beneath (not 'below' or 'under' the Joker'); etc.
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They are often synonymous. 'Below' does not necessarily mean 'vertically below', as in 'my house is below sea level'. 'Under(neath)', however, must be vertically so ('the octopus's garden is under the sea').
Each of these also have many peculiarities of collocation: 'the temperature is below (not 'under') zero'; 'no evil action is beneath (not 'below' or 'under' the Joker'); etc.
Each of these also have many peculiarities of collocation: 'the temperature is below (not 'under') zero'; 'no evil action is beneath (not 'below' or 'under' the Joker'); etc.
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