3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount,
price, etc.; lower in quality. ``One degree below kings.''
--Addison.
3. Unworthy of unbefitting; beneath.
They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . .
how below all history the persons and their actions
were --Milton.
Who thinks no fact below his regard. --Hallam.
Syn: Underneath; under beneath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Below \Be*low"\, adv
1. In a lower place with respect to any object; in a lower
room beneath.
Lord Marmion waits below. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.
The fairest child of Jove below. --Prior.
3. In hell, or the regions of the dead.
What business brought him to the realms below.
--Dryden.
4. In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as at the
trial below. --Wheaton.
5. In some part or page following.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
below
adv 1: in or to a place that is lower [syn: {at a lower place}, {to
a lower place}, {beneath}] [ant: {above}]
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}]
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