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- Dictionarybelow/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 Opposite
adverb
- 1. at a lower level or layer: "he jumped from the window into the moat below" Similar
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BELOW definition: 1. in a lower position (than), under: 2. less than a particular amount or level: 3. in a lower…. Learn more.
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.
Below definition: in or toward a lower place. See examples of BELOW used in a sentence.
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.
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.
BELOW meaning: 1. in a lower position (than), under: 2. less than a particular amount or level: 3. in a lower…. Learn more.
Definition of below adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.