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    below
    /bɪˈləʊ/

    preposition

    • 1. at a lower level or layer than: "just below the pocket was a stain"
    • 2. extending underneath: "the tunnel below the crags" Similar beneathunderunderneathfurther down thanOpposite aboveover

    adverb

    • 1. at a lower level or layer: "he jumped from the window into the moat below" Similar further downlower downin a lower positionunderneath

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  2. BELOW definition: 1. in a lower position (than), under: 2. less than a particular amount or level: 3. in a lower…. Learn more.

  3. 1. : in or to a lower place. gazed at the water below. voices from the apartment below. 2. a. : 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. 4. a. : in, to, at, or by a lower rank or number. suitable for children age 10 and below.

  4. BELOW meaning: 1. in a lower position (than), under: 2. less than a particular amount or level: 3. in a lower…. Learn more.

  5. If something is below a particular amount, rate, or level, it is less than that amount, rate, or level. Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius. The company agreed to keep overall price increases to 7.5 per cent below inflation. Rainfall has been below average.

  6. Below definition: in or toward a lower place. See examples of BELOW used in a sentence.

  7. Definition of below adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. Something that's below is underneath. If your kite is flying below your brother's, it means his kite is above, or higher than, yours. Anything that lies lower than some other object is below it — a basement is below the first floor of a house, and the ocean floor is below the water's surface.

  9. 1. In or to a lower place; beneath. 2. a. On or to a lower floor; downstairs. b. Nautical On or to a lower deck. 3. In a later part of a given text: figures quoted below. 4. Farther down, as along a slope or valley. 5. In or to hell or Hades. 6. On the earth. 7. a. In a lower rank or class. b. Below zero in temperature: 40° below. prep. 1.

  10. in a lower position than someone or something else: He could hear people shouting below his window. Send your answers to the address below (= lower on the page or on a later page). Fewer examples. The sun sank below the horizon. The table below shows the results of the experiment.

  11. A complete guide to the word "BELOW": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.