Definition/Meaning of below

• English - Preposition: below Lower in spatial position than . The treasure is buried two meters below the surface . Lower in value , price , rank or concentration than . Addison one degree below kings The temperature is below zero . Downstream of . South of . Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath . John Milton They beheld , with a just loathing and disdain , [ … ] how below all history the persons and their…
• English - Adverb: below ( not comparable ) In a lower place . 1879 , Richard Jefferies, The Amateur Poacher , chapter1: But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection . ¶ [ … ] The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed , however , a very good gun-carriage; and , thus mounted , aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook , and a 'bead' could…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English bilooghe , from Middle English bi “by” + looghe “low”.
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /bɪˈləʊ/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /bɪˈloʊ/ Hyphenation: be‧low
• English - Derived terms: Look at pages starting with below . below average below decks/belowdecks belowground below par below the belt below the fold