Meaning
5 senses(not comparable)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.
unten, darunter, unterhalb
внизу́vnizú, ни́жеníže
in or to a place that is lower
In or to a lower place.
(not comparable)On or to a lower storey.
She lives below, on the ground floor.
ни́жеníže
(not comparable)On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck.
The captain went below to inspect the engine.
the landlubbers lying down below
(not comparable)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.
ни́жеníže
(in writing) at a later place
(not comparable)Below zero.
It was forty degrees below.
ни́жеníže, ми́нусmínus
on a floor below
Examples
385 sentencesThe temperature is below zero today.
Сьогодні температура нижче нуля. — deniko
ruСегодня температура ниже нуля. — odexed
Today, too, the temperature is below zero.
Сьогодні температура знову нижче нуля. — deniko
My temperature was below thirty-seven degrees this morning.
Сьогодні вранці температура в мене була нижче тридцяти семи градусів. — aandrusiak
deMeine Körpertemperatur lag heute Morgen unter siebenunddreißig Grad. — Tamy
It's six degrees below zero.
Зараз мінус шість градусів. — deniko
ruШесть градусов ниже нуля. — Olya
deEs sind sechs Grad unter Null. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We saw a lake far below.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bilooghe, equivalent to be- + low. Compare also earlier Middle EnglishFrom 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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Synonyms
10 synonyms- (in writing) at a later place:infra
- in or to a place that is lower:at a lower placeto a lower placebeneath
- further down:under
- on a floor below:downstairsdown the stairson a lower floor
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsCollocations
9 patterns- below zero
- degrees below zero
- below the horizon
- the apartment below
- is below zero
- sinking below the
- degrees below
- apartment below
- sinking below