The pilot looked down at the sea far below We heard the elevator stop at the floor below. We use below most commonly as a preposition meaning ‘lower than’ It has a similar meaning to under The opposite of below is above We use it when there is no contact between people or things
… in formal writing, we use below to refer to something that we will mention or show later Below, under, beneath indicate position in some way lower than something else Below implies being in a lower plane Below the horizon, the water line Under implies being lower in a perpendicular line The book is under the chair.
In both cases, it describes the position of something relative to something else, namely, something that is underneath another object. Definition of below adverb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. You use below in a piece of writing to refer to something that is mentioned later Please contact me on the number below Something that's below is underneath
If your kite is flying below your brother's, it means his kite is above, or higher than, yours Anything that lies lower than some other object is below it — a basement is below the first floor of a house, and the ocean floor is below the water's surface. The town is situated on a hillside, with a river running below He was pulled below by a sea monster. In or to a lower place On or to a lower deck on a ship or boat
In a lower place or position, or on a lo.
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