Dictionary Definition
below adv
2 at a later place; "see below" [ant: above]
3 (in writing) see below; "vide infra" [syn:
infra]
4 on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs"
[syn: downstairs,
down the
stairs, on a
lower floor] [ant: upstairs]
5 further down; "see under for further
discussion" [syn: under]
User Contributed Dictionary
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English
Preposition
belowSynonyms
- italbrac-colon lower in spatial position than beneath, under, underneath
- italbrac-colon lower in value than under
- italbrac-colon downstream of downstream
- beneath
Antonyms
- italbrac-colon lower in spatial position than above, over
- italbrac-colon lower in value than over
- italbrac-colon downstream of upstream
Translations
lower in spatial position than
lower in value than
- Finnish: alle, halpa
- Hebrew: מתחת (mitakhat)
- Swedish: under
downstream of
- Finnish: alavirta
- Swedish: nedströms
south of
unsuitable to the rank or dignity of
- Finnish: alapuolella, see also: alentava
- Swedish: under
Derived terms
Adverb
belowSynonyms
- italbrac-colon in a lower place beneath, under, underneath
- italbrac-colon on a lower storey downstairs
- italbrac-colon farther down downwards
Antonyms
- italbrac-colon in a lower place aloft, overhead, up
- italbrac-colon on a lower storey upstairs
- italbrac-colon farther down upwards
Translations
in a lower place
- Finnish: alapuoli, alla
- French: au-dessous de
- Swedish: nedan, under
on a lower storey
- Finnish: alakerta, alhaalla
- French: en bas
- Swedish: inunder
nautical: on a lower deck
of a temperature: below zero
- Finnish: pakkanen
- Swedish: minus
Extensive Definition
Below can refer to any of the following:
- Earth
- Ground
- Soil
- Floor
- Bottom
- Less than
- Temperatures below freezing
- Hell or underworld
People named Below include:
- Fritz von Below (1853-1918), World War I general
- Otto von Below (1857-1944), World War I general
- Nicolaus von Below (1907-1983), adjutant of Adolf Hitler
Other uses:
- Below Records, a record label
- Below Par Records, a record label
- The Great Below, a song by Nine Inch Nails
- Below (film)
below in French: Below
below in Contenese: 下
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
adown,
at a disadvantage, at the nadir, behind, below deck, below par,
below the mark, belowstairs, beneath, beneath the sky,
down, down below, down
south, downgrade,
downhill, downline, downright, downstairs, downstream, downstreet, downtown, downward, downwards, downwith, following, hellishly, here, here below, in hell, in
hellfire, in the gutter, in the world, infernally, infra, least, least of all, less, neath, next, on earth, short of, since, subordinate to, subsequent
to, unbefitting,
under, under heaven, under
par, under the stars, under the sun, underfoot, underneath