Definition of below
(Entry 1 of 4)
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 Supplement
b
: 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 below
b
: 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
below
prepositionDefinition of below (Entry 2 of 4)
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 town
c
: 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
below
nounDefinition of below (Entry 3 of 4)
: something that is below
below
adjectiveDefinition of below (Entry 4 of 4)
: written or discussed lower on the same page or on a following page
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The first known use of below was in the 15th century
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