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below en · ADP

Pronunciation

• /bɪˈlaː/ (Northumbria)
• /bɪˈloː(w)/ (India)
• /bɪˈləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /bɪˈloʊ/ (General-American)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Lower in spatial position than.
   • The treasure is buried two meters below the surface.
   • The marmalade is on the shelf below the bread.
   • One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
2. Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc.
   • The temperature is below zero.
   • one degree below kings 1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
   • Liverpool are below Manchester City in the Premier League.
   • Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer. 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
3. Downstream of.
   • The River Thames is tidal below Teddington Lock.
4. South of.
   • Sudan is below Egypt.
5. Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.
   • Such petty behavior is below me.
   • who thinks no fact below his regard 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
   • They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, […] how below all history the persons and their actions were. 1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC:
6. (qualifier:stage directions) Downstage of.
   • Below the sofa is a low, round coffee table. 1952, Frederick Knott, Dial "M" for Murder, 1954 Dramatists Play Service acting edition, act 1, scene 1

Antonyms

upstream (antonym(s) of “downstream of”) · over (antonym(s) of “lower in spatial position than”) · above (antonym(s) of “lower in value than”) · over (antonym(s) of “lower in value than”) · above (antonym(s) of “lower in spatial position than”)

Deriveds

below the mahogany · bag below one's eye · below the belt · below the law · bag below the eye

Synonyms

downstream (downstream of) · beneath (lower in spatial position than) · under (lower in value than) · underneath (lower in spatial position than) · beneath (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of) · under (lower in spatial position than)

Translations (129)

pt abaixo de (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of) · hy ցածր (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of) · my အောက် (lower in spatial position than) · cs pod (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of) · ms bawah (lower in spatial position than) · sk pod (lower in spatial position than) · nl onder (lower in spatial position than) · ar جَنُوبِيّ (south of) · gd fo (lower in spatial position than) · bg под (lower in spatial position than) · he מתחת (lower in value than) · bqi زیر (lower in spatial position than) · es sota (lower in spatial position than) · hy ցածր (lower in value than) · mr -च्या खाली (lower in spatial position than) · bg южно от (south of) · io sub (lower in spatial position than) · rup dighios (lower in spatial position than) · pt abaixo de (lower in value than) · la subtus (lower in spatial position than) · cdo 系...下底 (lower in spatial position than) · ckb خوارەوە (lower in spatial position than) · ga níos lú (lower in value than) · sv under (lower in value than) · sv under (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of) · uz pastida (lower in spatial position than) · fr au-dessous de (lower in spatial position than) · hu alatt (lower in value than) · ru южне́е (south of) · ru ни́же (lower in value than) · tl mababa (lower in value than) · sco aneath (lower in spatial position than) · la infra (lower in spatial position than) · sq nën (lower in spatial position than) · fi alla (lower in spatial position than) · eo sub (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of) · klj ast (lower in spatial position than) · cmn 在...之下 (lower in spatial position than) · sk poniže (downstream of) · el κάτω (lower in value than) · he לְהַלָּן (lower in spatial position than) · ko ...밑에 (lower in spatial position than) · cs pod (lower in spatial position than) · eo sub (lower in spatial position than) · uk нижче (lower in value than) · he מתחת (lower in spatial position than) · fi alapuolella (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of) · klj asra (lower in spatial position than) · eo sude de (south of) · hu alatt (lower in spatial position than) · pt a sul de (south of) · mk под (lower in value than) · it sotto (lower in spatial position than) · fr sous (lower in spatial position than) · ga faoi (lower in spatial position than) · sco aneath (lower in value than) · mk јужно од (south of) · ckb بن (lower in spatial position than) · cmn 在...下面 (lower in spatial position than) · sco aneath (south of) · hy ներքև (downstream of) · fi alle (lower in value than) · pt menos que (lower in value than) · fi alapuolelle (lower in spatial position than) · sv nedan (lower in spatial position than) · sh pod (lower in spatial position than) · ca sota (lower in spatial position than) · sv under (lower in spatial position than) · fi alapuolella (lower in value than) · fi alapuolella (south of) · eo sub (lower in value than) · sh ispod (lower in spatial position than) · fi alapuolella (lower in spatial position than) · ro sub (lower in spatial position than) · sv nedanför (south of) · et allavoolu (downstream of) · fo sunnan fyri (south of) · pt menos de (lower in value than) · arz جنوب (south of) · eo flupost (downstream of) · ga laistíos de (lower in spatial position than) · fi alle (lower in spatial position than) · fi ala (lower in value than) · arz أقل (lower in value than) · es bajo (lower in spatial position than) · fi alavirtaan (downstream of) · ja ...の下に (lower in spatial position than) · el υπό (lower in value than) · txb ñor (lower in spatial position than) · hy տակ (lower in spatial position than) · sv nedströms (downstream of) · es so (lower in spatial position than) · mk под (lower in spatial position than) · uk південніше (south of) · mk подолу (downstream of) · el κάτω (lower in spatial position than) · ar أَقَل (lower in value than) · gd fo (lower in value than) · de unter (lower in spatial position than) · sco aneath (downstream of) · fi eteläpuolella (south of) · sk pod (lower in value than) · arz تحت (lower in spatial position than) · et allpool (lower in spatial position than) · uk під (lower in spatial position than) · tl sa ibaba ng (lower in spatial position than) · da under (lower in spatial position than) · bg под (lower in value than) · ro dedesubt (lower in spatial position than) · sk pod (south of) · pl poniżej (lower in spatial position than) · ltg zam (lower in spatial position than) · pl pod (lower in spatial position than) · sco aneath (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of) · eo malpli ol (lower in value than) · bo འོག་ལ (lower in spatial position than) · ar تَحْتَ (lower in spatial position than) · pt a jusante de (downstream of) · et alla (lower in value than) · ru под (lower in spatial position than) · cs pod (lower in value than) · ckb ژێر (lower in spatial position than) · fi halvempi (lower in value than) · pt abaixo de (lower in spatial position than) · lv zem (lower in spatial position than) · sk pod (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of) · ru ни́же (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of) · et lõunas (south of) · nl onder (lower in value than)

below en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /bɪˈlaː/ (Northumbria)
• /bɪˈloː(w)/ (India)
• /bɪˈləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /bɪˈloʊ/ (General-American)
• (UK) audio
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) In or to a lower place.
   • The town is situated on a hillside, with a river running below.
   • He was pulled below by a sea monster.
   • But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. […]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook, and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge,[…]. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
2. (not-comparable) In or to a lower place. ▸ On or to a lower storey.
   • She lives below, on the ground floor.
3. (not-comparable) In or to a lower place. ▸ On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck.
   • the landlubbers lying down below
   • The captain went below to inspect the engine.
4. (not-comparable) Later in the same text.
   • By their execution hereof, the Parties incur a legal obligation to pass consideration under this Loan Contract as is set forth below.
   • This point is explained below.
5. (not-comparable, of a temperature) Below zero.
   • It was forty degrees below.

Antonyms

upstairs (antonym(s) of “on a lower storey”) · upwards (antonym(s) of “farther down”) · overhead (antonym(s) of “in a lower place”) · aloft (antonym(s) of “in a lower place”) · up (antonym(s) of “in a lower place”)

Deriveds

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

Synonyms

beneath (in a lower place) · downstairs (on a lower storey) · under (in a lower place) · underneath (in a lower place) · downwards (farther down)

Translations (88)

pl poniżej (later in the same text) · nl beneden (in a lower place) · ny pansi (in a lower place) · msk baba (in a lower place) · yi אונטן (in a lower place) · fi alakerrassa (on a lower storey) · hy ցած (in a lower place) · es más abajo (later in the same text) · hi नीचे (in a lower place) · dsb dołojce (in a lower place) · fr en bas (nautical: on a lower deck) · ht anba (in a lower place) · el κάτω (in a lower place) · ga laistíos (in a lower place) · ota آشاغی (farther down) · lmo sott (in a lower place) · ru ни́же (on a lower storey) · sv minus (of a temperature: below zero) · sv inunder (on a lower storey) · hu lent (in a lower place) · sw chini (in a lower place) · eo malsupre (in a lower place) · ru внизу́ (in a lower place) · ru ни́же (farther down) · eo sube (farther down) · cy isod (in a lower place) · mk под (of a temperature: below zero) · ota آشاغی (on a lower storey) · ca ensota (farther down) · sv nedom (farther down) · ga thíos (in a lower place) · fr en bas (in a lower place) · bg отдолу (on a lower storey) · mfe anba (in a lower place) · ru ни́же (of a temperature: below zero) · es a continuación (later in the same text) · mk подолу (farther down) · fr en bas (on a lower storey) · es bajo cero (of a temperature: below zero) · fr ci-dessous (farther down) · la infrā (in a lower place) · ca sota (in a lower place) · jv ngisor (in a lower place) · akl ubos (in a lower place) · fi pakkasta (of a temperature: below zero) · el μείον (of a temperature: below zero) · de darunter (in a lower place) · es más adelante (later in the same text) · bg отдолу (in a lower place) · fi alempana (farther down) · ru ни́же (in a lower place) · de unten (in a lower place) · ota آشاغی (in a lower place) · pa ਹੇਠ (in a lower place) · sv nedan (in a lower place) · sk nižšie (farther down) · ur نیچے (in a lower place) · it sotto zero (of a temperature: below zero) · fi alapuolella (in a lower place) · pt em baixo (in a lower place) · it sotto (in a lower place) · et allpool (in a lower place) · hy ցած (farther down) · ca sota (of a temperature: below zero) · et allkorrusel (on a lower storey) · sk nižšie (in a lower place) · es abajo (in a lower place) · hy ցած (of a temperature: below zero) · de unterhalb (in a lower place) · sk nižšie (on a lower storey) · el αποκάτω (on a lower storey) · fr en dessous (on a lower storey) · et all (farther down) · pt abaixo (farther down) · fi alemmalla kannella (nautical: on a lower deck) · bg надолу (farther down) · hy ցած (on a lower storey) · pa ਥੱਲੇ (in a lower place) · pt embaixo (in a lower place) · fi alhaalla (on a lower storey) · ceb ubos (in a lower place) · tum pasi (in a lower place) · ru ми́нус (of a temperature: below zero) · sv under däck (nautical: on a lower deck) · sv under (in a lower place) · mr खाली (in a lower place) · sv nedanför (farther down) · fi alempana (in a lower place)