dictionary definitions for "below"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  below
      adv 1: in or to a place that is lower [syn: below, {at a lower
             place}, to a lower place, beneath] [ant: above,
             higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place]
      2: at a later place; "see below" [ant: above, supra]
      3: (in writing) see below; "vide infra" [syn: below, infra]
      4: on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn:
         downstairs, down the stairs, on a lower floor, below]
         [ant: on a higher floor, up the stairs, upstairs]
      5: further down; "see under for further discussion" [syn:
         under, below]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount,
        price, etc.; lower in quality. "One degree below kings."
        --Addison.
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     3. Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.
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              They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . .
              how below all history the persons and their actions
              were.                                 --Milton.
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              Who thinks no fact below his regard.  --Hallam.
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     Syn: Underneath; under; beneath.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Below \Be*low"\, adv.
     1. In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower
        room; beneath.
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              Lord Marmion waits below.             --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.
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              The fairest child of Jove below.      --Prior.
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     3. In hell, or the regions of the dead.
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              What business brought him to the realms below.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the
        trial below. --Wheaton.
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     5. In some part or page following.
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