below.
Lower in spatial position than.
Meaning & usage
Lower in spatial position than.
The treasure is buried two meters below the surface.
The marmalade is on the shelf below the bread.
Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc.
The temperature is below zero.
Liverpool are below Manchester City in the Premier League.
Downstream of.
The River Thames is tidal below Teddington Lock.
South of.
Sudan is below Egypt.
Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.
Such petty behavior is below me.
Downstage of.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bilooghe, equivalent to be- + low. Compare also earlier Middle English alogh, alow, aloȝ, alowe (“below”), benethen (“beneath”), Dutch omlaag (“downwards”).
In or to a lower place.
The town is situated on a hillside, with a river running below.
He was pulled below by a sea monster.
In or to a lower place. On or to a lower storey.
She lives below, on the ground floor.
In or to a lower place. On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck.
The captain went below to inspect the engine.
the landlubbers lying down below
Later in the same text.
This point is explained below.
By their execution hereof, the Parties incur a legal obligation to pass consideration under this Loan Contract as is set forth below.
Below zero.
It was forty degrees below.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bilooghe, equivalent to be- + low. Compare also earlier Middle English alogh, alow, aloȝ, alowe (“below”), benethen (“beneath”), Dutch omlaag (“downwards”).
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