First Known Use: 14th century
Dictionary
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adverb be·low \bi-ˈlō\
: in or to a lower place
: on or to a lower deck on a ship or boat
: in or to a lower rank or number
Full Definition of BELOW
1
: in or to a lower place
2
a : on earth b : in or to Hades or hell
3
: on or to a lower floor or deck
4
a : in, to, at, or by a lower rank or number b : below zero <the temperature was 20 below>
5
: lower on the same page or on a following page
6
: under the surface of the water
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Origin of BELOW
Middle English bilooghe, from bi by + looghe low, adjective
Related to BELOW
- Synonyms
- beneath, under, underneath
- Antonyms
- up
Rhymes with BELOW
aglow, ago, airflow, airglow, air show, alow, although, archfoe, argot, a throw, backflow, backhoe, bandeau, Baotou, barlow, bateau, bestow, big toe, bon mot, bravo, by-blow, cachepot, callow, caló, Carlow, cash flow, chapeau, Chi-Rho, cockcrow, Cocteau, cornrow, corn snow, crossbow, Cousteau, Darrow, Day-Glo, dayglow, death row, Defoe, de trop, deathblow, deco, down-bow, dumb show, elbow, escrow, fencerow, flambeau, floor show, flyblow, fogbow, forego, foreknow, forgo, freak show, free throw, Freneau, Fuzhou, galop, game show, genro, gigot, Glencoe, go-slow, Gounod, Guangzhou, gung ho, guyot, Hadow, Hangzhou, Hankow, Harrow, heave-ho, hedgerow, heigh-ho, hello, hollo, horse show, ice floe, ice show, inflow, in tow, Io, jabot, jambeau, Jane Doe, jim crow, Jinzhou, Joe Blow, Jiaozhou, John Doe, Juneau, Hounslow, kayo, KO, Lanzhou, lie low, light show, longbow, low blow, Luchow, macho, mahoe, maillot, mallow, manteau, Marlowe, Marot, marrow, matelot, merlot, Meursault, minnow, Miró, misknow, Moho, mojo, morceau, morrow, Moscow, mucro, mudflow, Murrow, nightglow, no-no, no-show, nouveau, oboe, outflow, outgo, outgrow, oxbow, peep show, Pernod, picot, plateau, pronto, Quanzhou, quiz show, rainbow, Rameau, red snow, reflow, regrow, repo, reseau, road show, rondeau, rondo, roscoe, Roseau, rouleau, sabot, Saint-Lô, salchow, scarecrow, self-sow, serow, shadblow, Shantou, sideshow, skid row, ski tow, Soho, so-so, sound bow, sourdough, stone's throw, sunbow, Suzhou, tableau, Taizhou, talk show, tiptoe, Thoreau, tone row, tonneau, trade show, trousseau, Trudeau, uh-oh, unsew, up-bow, upthrow, van Gogh, wallow, Wenzhou, Wicklow, widow, willow, windrow, windthrow, winnow, Winslow, Wuzhou, Xuzhou, Yalow, yarrow, Zhangzhou, Zhengzhou, Zibo
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preposition
: in or to a lower place than (something)
: lower in number, amount, or size than (something) : less than (something)
: less important or powerful than (someone) : having a lower rank than (someone)
Full Definition of BELOW
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2
: inferior to (as in rank)
3
: not suitable to the rank of : beneath
See below defined for English-language learners
First Known Use of BELOW
1575
3below
noun
Definition of BELOW
: something that is below
First Known Use of BELOW
1697
4below
adjective
Definition of BELOW
: written or discussed lower on the same page or on a following page
First Known Use of BELOW
1916
BELOW Defined for Kids
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adverb be·low \bə-ˈlō\
Definition of BELOW for Kids
1
: in or to a lower place <The pencil rolled off the desk and fell on the floor below.>
2
: below zero <The temperature was ten below.>
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preposition
Definition of BELOW for Kids
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: in or to a lower place than : beneath <The sun sank below the horizon.> <Vines grew below the window.>
2
: at the bottom of : directly underneath <a caption below the picture>
3
: lower in number, size, or amount <temperatures below average>
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