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. In or to a lower place.
2. In or to a lower place.
3. In or to a lower place.
4. Later in the same text.
5. Below zero.

Hyphenated as

be‧low

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈləʊ/

Etymology

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

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