- below
- 1. preposition /bɪˈləʊ,bɪˈloʊ/
The treasure is buried 2 meters below the ground.
The temperature is below zero.
2. adverb /bɪˈləʊ,bɪˈloʊ/a) in a lower placeb) on a lower storey
Wikipedia foundation.
below
Look at other dictionaries:
Below — bezeichnet Orte (bzw. Ortsteile) einen Ortsteil der Stadt Wesenberg im Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte in Mecklenburg Vorpommern den Ortsteil Below (Müritz) der Gemeinde Grabow Below im Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte in Mecklenburg… … Deutsch Wikipedia
below — below, under, beneath, underneath mean in a lower position relatively to some other object or place. Below (opposed to above) applies to something which is anywhere in a lower plane than the object of reference; under (opposed to over) to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Below — can refer to any of the following: * Earth * Ground * Soil * Floor * Bottom * Less than * Temperatures below freezing * Hell or underworldPeople named Below include: *Fritz von Below (1853 1918), World War I general *Otto von Below (1857 1944),… … Wikipedia
below — below, beneath, under These three words appear to be synonymous, but many contexts call for one in preference to another. Beneath is somewhat more literary in use. Under in its physical sense is rather more literal than the other two: under the… … Modern English usage
Below — Be*low , prep. [Pref. be by + low.] 1. Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality. One degree… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Below — Be*low , adv. 1. In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath. [1913 Webster] Lord Marmion waits below. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. On the earth, as opposed to the heavens. [1913 Webster] The fairest child of Jove… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
below — index a savoir Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 below … Law dictionary
Below — Below, 1) [ beːlo], Georg Anton Hugo von, Verfassungs und Wirtschaftshistoriker, * Königsberg (Pr) 19. 1. 1858, ✝ Badenweiler 20. 10. 1927; Professor in Münster, Marburg, Tübingen und seit 1905 in Freiburg im … Universal-Lexikon
below — (adv.) early 14c., biloogh, from BE (Cf. be ) by, about + logh, lou, lowe low (see LOW (Cf. low) (adj.)). Apparently a variant of earlier a lowe (influenced by other adverbs in be , Cf. BEFORE (Cf. before)), the parallel form to an high … Etymology dictionary
below — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB 1) at a lower level than. 2) (in printed text) mentioned further down. ● below stairs Cf. ↑below stairs … English terms dictionary
below — [bi lō′] adv., adj. [see BE & LOW1] 1. in or to a lower place; beneath 2. in a lower place on the page or on a later page (of a book, etc.) 3. in or to hell 4. on earth 5 … English World dictionary
