below

UK /bɪˈləʊ/ US /bɪˈloʊ/
prep 5adv 5name 1

Definitions

prep

1

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.

2

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.

3

Downstream of.

The River Thames is tidal below Teddington Lock.

4

South of.

Sudan is below Egypt.

5

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

1

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.

2

In or to a lower place.

She lives below, on the ground floor.

3

In or to a lower place.

The captain went below to inspect the engine.

the landlubbers lying down below

4

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.

5

Below zero.

It was forty degrees below.

name

1

A surname.

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