be·neath 
(bĭ-nēth)
(bĭ-nēth)adv.
1. In a lower place; below.
2. Underneath.
prep.
1.
a. Lower than; below: a drawer beneath a cabinet.
b. To or into a lower position than: moved the picture beneath the light.
2. Covered or concealed by: The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow.
3. Under the force, control, or influence of.
4.
a. Lower than, as in rank or station.
b. Unworthy of; unbefitting: It was beneath me to beg.
[Middle English binethe, from Old English beneothan : be, by; see BY1 + neothan, below.]