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   Be·low

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   preposition

   • 1. at a lower level or layer than: "just below the pocket was a stain"
   • ▪ lower in grade or rank than: "they rated its financial soundness below its competitor's" Similar lower thanunderinferior tosubordinate tosecondary tosubservient tosubject tocontrolled byat the mercy ofunder the heel ofOpposite above
   • ▪ lower than (a specified amount, rate, or norm): "below freezing" Similar less thanlower thanundernot as much asnot so much assmaller thaninformal:shy ofOpposite abovemore than
   • 2. extending underneath: "the tunnel below the crags" Similar beneathunderunderneathfurther down thanlower thanOpposite aboveover

   adverb

   • 1. at a lower level or layer: "he jumped from the window into the moat below" Similar further downlower downin a lower positionunderneathbeneathdownstairs
   • ▪ on earth: "the lot of all that dwells here below"
   • ▪ in hell: "traitors gnash their teeth below"
   • ▪ lower than zero (especially zero degrees Fahrenheit) in temperature: "there's a north wind blowing, and it's 30 below"
   • ▪ (in printed text) mentioned later or further down on the same page: "our nutritionist is pictured below right" Similar underneathfollowingfurther onat a later pointin a later placeat the bottomat the end
   • ▪ below deck: "I'll go below and fix us a drink"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adverb): from be- ‘by’ + the adjective low1. Not common until the 16th century, the word developed a prepositional use and was frequent in Shakespeare.

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   What is the difference between below and under?

   • 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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   What is the meaning of the word below?

   • In a lower rank or class. The definition of below means beneath, underneath, downstairs or lower than. An example of below is the mouth being located under the nose. An example of below is an underground parking garage. On the earth. (nautical) On or to a lower deck.

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   What is below adverb?

   • at a lower rank This ruling applies to the ranks of Inspector and below. (of a temperature) lower than zero The thermometer had dropped to a record 40 below (= −40 degrees). Definition of below adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is below a house?

   • Anything that lies lower than some other object is below it — a basement is below the first floor of a house, and the ocean floor is below the water's surface. Below can also describe something that ranks lower: "My dad said if I get below a 90 on the math test, I can't go out this weekend."

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   Something that's below is underneath. If your kite is flying below your brother's, it means his kite is above, or higher than, yours. Anything that lies lower than some other object is below it — a basement is below the first floor of a house, and the ocean floor is below the water's surface.

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