BELOW

I. adverb Etymology: Middle English bilooghe, from bi by + looghe low, adjective Date: 14th century in or to a lower place, 2. on earth, in or to Hades or hell, on or to a lower floor or deck, 4. in, to, at, or by a lower rank or number, ~ zero , lower on the same page or on a following page, under the surface of the water, II. preposition Date: 1575 1. lower in place, rank, or value than ; under , down river from, south of, inferior to (as in rank), not suitable to the rank of ; beneath , III. noun Date: 1697 something that is ~, IV. adjective Date: 1916 written or discussed lower on the same page or on a following page