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scratched beneath the surface

scratched beneath the surface is the simple past and past participle of scratch beneath the surface.

Meaning of scratch beneath the surface

Verb

scratch beneath the surface (third-person singular simple present scratches beneath the surface, present participle scratching beneath the surface, simple past and past participle scratched beneath the surface)

  1. (idiomatic) To look or see beyond what is obvious.

Questions about scratched beneath the surface

What is scratched beneath the surface the simple past and past participle of?
Scratched beneath the surface is the simple past and past participle of scratch beneath the surface.

Words near scratched beneath the surface in the dictionary

  1. scratchcards
  2. scratched
  3. scratched a living
  4. scratched an itch
  5. scratched below the surface
  6. scratched beneath the surface
  7. scratched by
  8. scratched one's head
  9. scratched one's own itch
  10. scratched out
  11. scratched that

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