Meaning

6 senses
  1. Lower in spatial position than.

    The treasure is buried two meters below the surface.

    The marmalade is on the shelf below the bread.

    unter

    подpod, ни́жеníže

    підpid, нижчеnyžče

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

    The temperature is below zero.

    Liverpool are below Manchester City in the Premier League.

  3. Downstream of.

    The River Thames is tidal below Teddington Lock.

  4. South of.

    Sudan is below Egypt.

    южне́еjužnéje

    південнішеpivdenniše

  5. Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.

    Such petty behavior is below me.

    ни́жеníže

  6. Downstage of.

Examples

385 sentences
  1. The temperature is below zero today.

    Сьогодні температура нижче нуля.

    ruСегодня температура ниже нуля.

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  2. Today, too, the temperature is below zero.

    Сьогодні температура знову нижче нуля.

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  3. My temperature was below thirty-seven degrees this morning.

    Сьогодні вранці температура в мене була нижче тридцяти семи градусів.

    deMeine Körpertemperatur lag heute Morgen unter siebenunddreißig Grad.

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  4. It's six degrees below zero.

    Зараз мінус шість градусів.

    ruШесть градусов ниже нуля.

    deEs sind sechs Grad unter Null.

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  5. We saw a lake far below.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
lower in spatial position than:
lower in value than:
south of:
Русский
By meaning 3
lower in spatial position than:
lower in value than:
south of:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lower in spatial position than:

Origin

From Middle English bilooghe, equivalent to be- + low. Compare also earlier Middle English

From 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

4 synonyms
lower in spatial position than:beneathB1underA1underneathB1
downstream of:downstream

Antonyms

3 antonyms
lower in spatial position than:aboveA1overA1
downstream of:upstream

Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
below — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto