Below (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adverb
  1. in or toward a lower place: Look out below!
  2. on, in, or toward a lower level, as a lower deck of a ship:The captain of the ship went below.
  3. beneath the surface of the water: Divers were sent below to view the wreck.
  4. on earth: the fate of creatures here below.
  5. in hell or the infernal regions.
  6. at a later point on a page or in a text: See the illustration below.
  7. in a lower rank or grade: He was demoted to the class below.
  8. under zero on the temperature scale: The temperature in Buffalo was ten below this morning.
  9. downstage.
  10. on the lower or ventral side.
preposition
  1. lower down than: below the knee.
  2. lower in rank, degree, amount, rate, etc., than: below cost;below freezing.
  3. too low or undignified to be worthy of; beneath: He considered such an action below his notice.
  4. downstage of: There are two chairs below the table.
preposition
  1. at or to a position lower than; under
  2. less than in quantity or degree
  3. south of
  4. downstream of
  5. unworthy of; beneath
adverb
  1. at or to a lower position or place
  2. at a later place (in something written)
  3. beneath heaven; on earth or in hell
Below (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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