below

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bilooghe, equivalent to be- +‎ low. Compare also earlier Middle English alogh, alow, aloȝ, alowe (“below”), benethen (“beneath”), Dutch omlaag (“downwards”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bɪˈləʊ/ (Northumbria) IPA(key): /bɪˈlaː/ (US) IPA(key): /bɪˈloʊ/ (Indic) IPA(key): /bɪlo/ Homophone: billow (without gemination) Hyphenation: be‧low Rhymes: -əʊ === Preposition === below Lower in spatial position than. Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc. Downstream of. South of. Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath. (stage directions) Downstage of. 1952, Frederick Knott, Dial "M" for Murder, 1954 Dramatists Play Service acting edition, act 1, scene 1: Below the sofa is a low, round coffee table. ==== Synonyms ==== (lower in spatial position than): beneath, under, underneath (lower in value than): under (downstream of): downstream (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of): beneath ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “lower in spatial position than”): above, over (antonym(s) of “lower in value than”): above, over (antonym(s) of “downstream of”): upstream ==== Derived terms ==== bag below one's eye, bag below the eye below the belt below the law below the mahogany ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === below (not comparable) In or to a lower place. On or to a lower storey. (nautical) On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck. Later in the same text. (of a temperature) Below zero. ==== Synonyms ==== (in a lower place): beneath, under, underneath (on a lower storey): downstairs (farther down): downwards ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “in a lower place”): aloft, overhead, up (antonym(s) of “on a lower storey”): upstairs (antonym(s) of “farther down”): upwards ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "The vertical axis", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8 === Anagrams === Blowe, Lebow, blowe, bowel, bowle, elbow