below

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UK /bɪˈləʊ/ US /bɪˈloʊ/

prep 5adv 5name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

average, freezing, red

The temperature dropped below freezing last night and ice formed on the roads.

VERB + BELOW

blanks, buried, discussed, follow, given, go, marks, pulled

The instructions for filling out the form are given below.

BELOW + NOUN

bread, horizon, sea, term

The ship disappeared below the horizon as the sun set.

PREP.

down, in, in, on

The water level dropped below the line we had marked on the wall.

ADV.

often

The water level in the lake often falls below the dam during dry summers.

Definitions

prep

Lower in spatial position than.

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.

The treasure is buried two meters below the surface.

Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc.

one degree below kings

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.

Downstream of.

The River Thames is tidal below Teddington Lock.

South of.

Sudan is below Egypt.

Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.

They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, […] how below all history the persons and their actions were.

who thinks no fact below his regard

adv

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.

In or to a lower place.

She lives below, on the ground floor.

In or to a lower place.

The captain went below to inspect the engine.

the landlubbers lying down below

Later in the same text.

This point is explained below.

By their execution hereof, the Parties incur a legal obligation to pass consideration under this Loan Contract as is set forth below.

Below zero.

It was forty degrees below.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — (in writing) at a later place

infra

adverb — in or to a place that is lower

beneath

adverb — on a floor below

downstairs

adverb — further down

under

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

cut below

Inferior to the norm.

As a speaker, he is a cut below.

below the belt

Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's waist.

below par

Not up to the average or normal standard.

Steve Gerrard, unusually, had a below-par night, too, even if it was a lovely delivery to set up Welbeck to make it 2-2 with a glancing header.

punch below one's weight

To achieve or perform at a level lower than should be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.

But the overall effect is flimsy and insubstantial, a gifted writer punching well below his weight.

hit below one's weight

Alternative form of punch below one's weight.

Example Bank

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

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The treasure is buried two meters below the surface.

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The marmalade is on the shelf below the bread.

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The town is situated on a hillside, with a river running below.

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He was pulled below by a sea monster.

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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

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