Definition of below
1 : in or to a lower place gazed at the water below voices from the apartment below
2a : on earth improvements in conditions here below — Times Literary Supplementb : in or to Hades or hell
3 : on or to a lower floor or deck ordered the crew below
4a : in, to, at, or by a lower rank or number suitable for children age 10 and belowb : below zero the temperature was 20 below
5 : lower on the same page or on a following page See the graph below.
6 : under the surface of the water thirty fathoms below
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Examples of below in a Sentence
The pencil rolled off the desk and fell to the floor below.
The pilot looked down at the sea far below.
We heard the elevator stop at the floor below.
They secured the goods on deck and went below.
All personnel, captain and below, were ordered to report for duty.
Origin and Etymology of below
Middle English bilooghe, from bi by + looghe low, adjective
below
Definition of below
1a : lower in place, rank, or value than : under Our apartment is below theirs. Her skirt reached below her knees. The sun dipped below the horizon.b : down river from moored a mile below townc : south of located 20 miles below the nation's capital
2 : inferior to (as in rank) A lieutenant is below a captain.
3 : not suitable to the rank of : beneath considers such work below him
Examples of below in a Sentence
Our apartment is below theirs.
We could see only clouds below us.
The diver descended below 25 meters.
The sun disappeared below the horizon.
a spot directly below us
the valley far below us
Temperatures were below average all week.
She worked for wage rates below those of other workers.
He ranks far below his superior.
Origin and Etymology of below
derivative of 1below
below
Definition of below
: something that is below
Origin and Etymology of below
noun derivative of 1below
below
Definition of below
: written or discussed lower on the same page or on a following page the below list
Origin and Etymology of below
adjective derivative of 1below
BELOW Defined for English Language Learners
below
playDefinition of below for English Language Learners
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: in or to a lower place
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: on or to a lower deck on a ship or boat
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: in or to a lower rank or number
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Definition of below for English Language Learners
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: in or to a lower place than (something)
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: lower in number, amount, or size than (something) : less than (something)
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: less important or powerful than (someone) : having a lower rank than (someone)
BELOW Defined for Kids
Definition of below for Students
1 : in or to a lower place The pencil rolled off the desk and fell on the floor below.
2 : below zero The temperature was ten below.
Definition of below for Students
1 : in or to a lower place than : beneath The sun sank below the horizon. Vines grew below the window.
2 : at the bottom of : directly underneath a caption below the picture
3 : lower in number, size, or amount temperatures below average
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Legal Definition of below
1 : in a lower court the presumption that the decisions below…are correct — W. J. Brennan, Jr.
2 : lower on the same page or on a following page the paragraph below
below
Legal Definition of below
: lower in place, rank, or value than
below the line
: in calculations that yield taxable income deductions taken below the line
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