below

Adverb

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (5)

  1. in or to a place that is lowerSynonyms: at a lower placeto a lower placebeneath
  2. at a later place“see below”
  3. (in writing) see below“vide infra”Synonyms: infra
  4. on a floor below“the tenants live downstairs”Synonyms: downstairsdown the stairson a lower floor
  5. further down“see under for further discussion”Synonyms: under
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Below \Be*low"\, prep. [Pref. be- by + low.]

1.Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality. "One degree below kings." --Addison. [1913 Webster]

3.Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath. [1913 Webster]

They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . . how below all history the persons and their actions were.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
Who thinks no fact below his regard.— Hallam.[1913 Webster]

Syn: Underneath; under; beneath. [1913 Webster]


Below \Be*low"\, adv.

1.In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath. [1913 Webster]

Lord Marmion waits below.— Sir W. Scott.[1913 Webster]

2.On the earth, as opposed to the heavens. [1913 Webster]

The fairest child of Jove below.— Prior.[1913 Webster]

3.In hell, or the regions of the dead. [1913 Webster]

What business brought him to the realms below.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

4.In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below. --Wheaton. [1913 Webster]

5.In some part or page following. [1913 Webster]

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