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be·low  (b-l)

adv.

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. Underneath; beneath.

2. Lower than, as on a graduated scale.

3. Downstream of: launched the canoe just below the bridge.

4. South of: Guatemala is below Mexico.

5. Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of: Such petty behavior is below me.

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[Middle English bilooghe : bi, by; see by¹ + loghe, low; see low¹.]

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below

prep

1. at or to a position lower than; under

2. less than

3. unworthy of; beneath

Adverb

1. at or to a lower position

2. at a later place in something written

3. Archaic on earth or in hell [Middle English bilooghe]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	below - in or to a place that is lower at a lower place, beneath, to a lower place higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place, above - in or to a place that is higher
	2.	below - at a later place; "see below" above, supra - at an earlier place; "see above"
	3.	below - (in writing) see below; "vide infra" infra
	4.	below - on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" down the stairs, downstairs, on a lower floor
	5.	below - further down; "see under for further discussion" under

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below

preposition 1. under, underneath, lower than

preposition 2. less than, lower than

preposition 3. subordinate to, subject to, inferior to, lesser than

adverb 4. lower, down, under, beneath, underneath

adverb 5. beneath, following, at the end, underneath, at the bottom, further on

Translations

below [bɪˈləu] prep → bajo, debajo de

adv → abajo, (por) debajo;

see below → véase más abajo

below [bɪˈləu] prep → sous, au-dessous de

adv → en dessous; en contre-bas;

see below → voir plus bas or plus loin or ci-dessous;

temperatures below normal → températures inférieures à la normale

below [bɪˈləu] prep (beneath) → unterhalb +gen;

(less than) → unter +dat

adv (beneath) → unten;

see below → siehe unten;

temperatures below normal → Temperaturen unter dem Durchschnitt

below [bɪˈləu] prep → sotto, al di sotto di

adv → sotto, di sotto; giù;

see below → vedi sotto or oltre;

temperatures below normal → temperature al di sotto del normale

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below

prep below [bəˈləu]

lower in position, rank, standard etc than She hurt her leg below the knee; His work is below standard. onder تَحْت под pod nedenunder; under unter κάτω από, πιο χαμηλά από debajo (de); por debajo allpool, allapoole, alla پایین؛ زیر alapuolella, alapuolelle, alla, alle au-dessous de מִתַחָת के नीचे ispod alatt, alá di bawah fyrir neðan, undir sotto, al disotto di ～より下に ...보다 아래에 žemiau zem bawah beneden under, nedenunder poniżej abaixo de sub, dedesubt ниже pod pod ispod under, nedanför อยู่ตอนใต้; อยู่ข้างล่าง altında, aşağıda,aşağı 在...下面 під; нижче گھٹیا ، سے نیچا dưới 在...下面

adv

in a lower place We looked at the houses (down) below. onder, benede إلى أسْفَل отдолу dole, níže nedenfor hinunter από κάτω de abajo allpool در زیر؛ پایین alapuolella, alapuolelle plus bas לְמָטָה निचले स्थान पर dolje, ispod lent lebih rendah fyrir neðan sotto 下に 아래에 žemai zemāk; apakšā bawah beneden nedenfor na dole lá em baixo (mai) jos; de mai jos внизу, ниже dolu spodaj niže nedanför อยู่เบื้องล่าง altında, aşağıda, aşağısına 在下面 внизу نیچے ہونا ở bên dưới 在下面