below

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.In or to a lower place.

   • He was pulled below by a sea monster.
   • She lives below, on the ground floor.
   • The captain went below to inspect the engine.

2. 2.Later in the same text.

   • By their execution hereof, the Parties incur a legal obligation to pass consideration under this Loan Contract as is set forth below.
   • This point is explained below.

3. 3.Below zero.

   • It was forty degrees below.

Prep

Preposition

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A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

1. 1.Lower in spatial position than.

   • The marmalade is on the shelf below the bread.
   • The treasure is buried two meters below the surface.

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

   • Liverpool are below Manchester City in the Premier League.
   • The temperature is below zero.

3. 3.Downstream of.

   • The River Thames is tidal below Teddington Lock.

4. 4.South of.

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Antonyms

• above

Synonyms

• beneath