adv. 1 lower down, further down, farther down Please see the explanation given below The department head could no longer resist the pressures from below. 2 beneath, underneath, under; downstairs, Nautical below-decks, Brit below-stairs Can you hear someone walking about below? They put the captain in irons below 3 on earth, here, in this world, under the sun Man wants but little here below
prep. 4 under, underneath, beneath Below the sea live creatures we have never even seen Barely discernible below his nose was a tiny moustache. Sign your name below 'Yours truly'. 5 less or lower or cheaper than The sale price is below cost 6 deeper or further or farther down than The current is strongest about six feet below the surface 7 under, beneath, underneath Her bright eyes peered at him from below the wide hat 8 lower or less than, under The temperature was 20 degrees below zero 9 inferior or subordinate to, lower than He gives orders to the servants below him 10 inferior or secondary to, under, beneath, lower than In exports, the USA and UK are below Japan 11 beneath, unworthy of, unbefitting, not worth Mugging old ladies is below contempt