English Explanatory Dictionary

below

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. Lower in spatial position than.
  2. Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc.
  3. Downstream of.
  4. South of.
  5. Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.
  6. Downstage of.
adv
  1. In or to a lower place.
  2. On or to a lower storey.
  3. On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck.
  4. Later in the same text.
  5. Below zero.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈləʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-below.wav /bɪˈlaː/ /bɪˈloʊ/ en-us-below.ogg /bɪlo/

Word forms

below Belows

Etymology

From Middle English bilooghe, equivalent to be- + low. Compare also earlier Middle English alogh, alow, aloȝ, alowe (“below”), benethen (“beneath”), Dutch omlaag (“downwards”).

Synonyms

under beneath underneath downstream downstairs downwards

Antonyms

above over upstream aloft overhead up upstairs upwards

Derived words

bag below one's eye bag below the eye below the law below the mahogany below the belt below average below decks belowdecks below ground belowground belowness below par below-stairs below stairs belowstairs below the breadline below the fold below the gangway below the line below the radar below the salt below the surface come from below cut below down below fall below go below here below hereinbelow hit below one's weight keep one's head below the parapet macron below punch below one's weight scratch below the surface send below Tribeca

Translations

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