below
adverb
be·low
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Definition of below
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
: in or to a lower place
gazed at the water below voices from the apartment below
2a
: on earth
improvements in conditions here below — Times Literary Supplement
b
: in or to Hades or hell
3
: on or to a lower floor or deck
ordered the crew below
4a
: in, to, at, or by a lower rank or number
suitable for children age 10 and below
b
: below zero
the temperature was 20 below
5
: lower on the same page or on a following page
See the graph below.
6
: under the surface of the water
thirty fathoms below
below
prepositionDefinition of below (Entry 2 of 4)
1a
: lower in place, rank, or value than : under
Our apartment is below theirs. Her skirt reached below her knees. The sun dipped below the horizon.
b
: down river from
moored a mile below town
c
: south of
located 20 miles below the nation's capital
2
: inferior to (as in rank)
A lieutenant is below a captain.
3
: not suitable to the rank of : beneath
considers such work below him
below
nounDefinition of below (Entry 3 of 4)
: something that is below
below
adjectiveDefinition of below (Entry 4 of 4)
: written or discussed lower on the same page or on a following page
the below list
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Synonyms & Antonyms for below
Synonyms: Adverb
Synonyms: Preposition
beneath, neath [dialect], under
Antonyms: Adverb
Antonyms: Preposition
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Examples of below in a Sentence
Adverb
The pencil rolled off the desk and fell to the floor below. The pilot looked down at the sea far below. We heard the elevator stop at the floor below. They secured the goods on deck and went below. All personnel, captain and below, were ordered to report for duty.Preposition
Our apartment is below theirs. We could see only clouds below us. The diver descended below 25 meters. The sun disappeared below the horizon. a spot directly below us the valley far below us Temperatures were below average all week. She worked for wage rates below those of other workers. He ranks far below his superior.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
Anchorage has seen 14 nights drop below 50 degrees this summer. — Anchorage Daily News, "In Alaska, a summer of extreme weather continues," 23 Aug. 2019 Markit's flash manufacturing purchasing managers' index for August fell just below 50, indicating a contraction. — Anneken Tappe, CNN, "America's manufacturing sector shrank for the first time in nearly a decade," 22 Aug. 2019 The problem is the concrete is about an inch below grade. — Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Don’t play the blame game over rotting fence posts; some simple steps can reinforce friendship and property values," 22 Aug. 2019 Pittsburgh is playing 10 games below FanGraphs’ 77–85 expectation thanks in large part to a horrific second half: 8–29. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "MLB Power Rankings: How Close Have Teams Performed to Their Preseason Projections?," 22 Aug. 2019 There findings were concrete: Kelvin's theory holds when there are no currents below deep water's surface. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "How One Physicist Solved a 127-Year-Old Wave Riddle," 21 Aug. 2019 But many of those wins came against teams with records below .500. — David Waldstein, New York Times, "The Mets’ Homestand Should Reveal Who They Really Are," 20 Aug. 2019 What the new salary cap increase did is squeeze out many capable players or force them to take below-market deals because the upper class earns so much . . — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, "DeMarcus Cousins’s latest injury a devastating blow," 17 Aug. 2019 The state unemployment rate reported for July at 4% marked the first time in 18 years that Ohio has had consecutive months of unemployment rates of 4% or below. — Rich Exner, cleveland.com, "Ohio posts back-to-back months of unemployment rates at 4% or below for first time in 18 years: Statistical Snapshot," 17 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition
Since nearly 73% of Garissa residents already live below the poverty line, the climate crisis is likely to fuel social instability as traditional agricultural jobs disappear. — Jillian Keenan, Time, "'I Need the Money But I Feel Guilt.' How a Drought-Resistant Crop Turned Women in Kenya into Reluctant Drug Lords," 20 Aug. 2019 When using a Ziploc bag, seal all but one corner, then slowly push the area of the bag below the zip line under the water to force out the air before zipping the bag completely shut. — Dallas News, "Sous vide school: 3 top Dallas chefs teach us how to cook chicken, steak and even octopus," 20 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, Nigeria’s five richest men have enough money to end extreme poverty altogether, in a country where 112 million people live below the poverty line. — Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, "The Black Axe," 19 Aug. 2019 Nationally, the median income for direct care workers was $19,100 as of 2016, according to the PHI, with about 13 percent of those workers living below the federal poverty line, and 40 percent poor enough to qualify for Medicaid. — Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump’s new immigration rule: Not just immoral — also stupid," 17 Aug. 2019 About 14% of Florida’s population, about 2.8 million people, had incomes below the poverty line, according to the latest U.S. Census data. — Marcia Heroux Pounds, sun-sentinel.com, "FPL program helps less than 1 percent of customers cut energy use," 16 Aug. 2019 More than a third of Detroit residents live below the poverty line, and many of the vacant lots where pollen-producing plants now run rampant are in low-income neighborhoods. — Lucas Joel, Quartz, "Detroit accidentally caused a pollen crisis by bulldozing the city’s abandoned areas," 15 Aug. 2019 Additionally, while median household incomes have increased to around $30,000, about 35% of Detroit residents still live below the poverty line, with the child poverty rate at 48%. — NBC News, "Detroit may be going through a revival, but how does this impact education?," 6 Sep. 2019 Wages average about $11 per hour, keeping employees near or below the poverty line, Oxfam found. — Los Angeles Times, "U.S. chicken industry accused of conspiring to keep immigrant wages down," 3 Sep. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Elegant and regal above the surface; unseemly and ungainly below. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "10 Big Questions Ahead of the 2019 U.S. Open," 24 Aug. 2019 Check out the nominees for the Coastal Football Player of the Week below and vote for your favorite choice. — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, "Log your vote for the top Coastal Alabama football Player of Week 1," 25 Aug. 2019 The age-old complaint about the show having too many singers came up again and prompted tweets like the one below. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'AGT' Fans SLAM "Horrible" Quarterfinal Results: "What Are You Thinking, America?"," 15 Aug. 2019 Editor’s Note: The below is an expansion of an article that appears in the current issue of National Review. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, "No More Czars: An Open Russian, Part II," 16 July 2019 The $600,000 and below are always a pretty hot part of the market in terms of waterfront property. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Lakeside living beckons buyers from Houston and beyond," 9 Aug. 2019 Check out the trailer for the special below: Is Good Trouble coming back for season 3? — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "Everything You Need to Know About "Good Trouble" Season 3," 8 Aug. 2019 See all the onstage Insta action set against the Chicago skyline below. — Katie Bain, Billboard, "Lollapalooza 2019: The Weekend's Best DJ Instagrams From Alesso, Rufus Du Sol & More," 5 Aug. 2019 Check out 90min's preview for Thursday's final below. — SI.com, "Senegal vs Algeria Preview: Where to Watch, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News," 17 July 2019