below

Meaning

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. (not-comparable) In or to a lower place.
2. (not-comparable) In or to a lower place.
3. (not-comparable) In or to a lower place.
4. (not-comparable) Later in the same text.
5. (not-comparable) Below zero.

Synonyms

under

underneath

beneath

down

less

downstairs

bottom

downwards

low

lower

downward

lower down

hereinafter

less than

at the bottom

inside

following

behind

downhill

end

🔚

from below

in the middle

as follows

tip

hinder

down the stairs

lower side

infra

south

posterior

at a lower place

on a lower floor

to a lower place

to the floor

from the bottom

at the lowest place

hitherwards

in the lower world

under-neath

in the following

afterwards

downstream from

at the

base

basis

bow down

downriver

earth

far

foundation

Translations

sotto

en bas

sous

unten

debajo

abajo

unter

unterhalb

onder

bajo

dessous

κάτω

giù

sota

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈləʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bilooghe

Cognate with Middle English: alogh

Cognate with Dutch: omlaag

In summary

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

Sentences

Down below in the darkness were hundreds of people , sleeping in peace .

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The theories listed below are some of the more popular explanations .

The list below substantially overlaps with his .

The resolutions for all of these formats are summarized in the table below .