below

Meaning

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.

under

lower down

at the bottom

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

in the sequel

rough draft

on a slope

to the bottom

under one’s eyes

fraction of

adown

alow

hitherward

not loud

Frequency

Hyphenated as

be‧low

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈləʊ/

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