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What is the difference between 'under' 'below' 'beneath' ?

  

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com/browse/below Synonym Study Below, under, beneath indicate position in some way lower than something else. Below implies being in a lower plane: below the horizon, the water line. Under implies being lower in a perpendicular line: The book is under the chair.

  • com/browse/below Synonym Study Below, under, beneath indicate position in some way lower than something else.
  • Below implies being in a lower plane: below the horizon, the water line.
  • Under implies being lower in a perpendicular line: The book is under the chair.
  • Beneath may have a meaning similar to below, but more usually denotes being under so as to be covered, overhung, or overtopped: the pool beneath the falls.
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Synonym Study
Below, under, beneath indicate position in some way lower than something else. Below implies being in a lower plane: below the horizon, the water line. Under implies being lower in a perpendicular line: The book is under the chair. Ben

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