lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of.-under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens.-lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings. hence: unworthy of; unbecoming.-in a lower place; underneath.-below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath.