below Meaning, Definition & Usage

adverb in or to a place that is lower
beneath; to a lower place; at a lower place.
adverb at a later place
- see below
adverb (in writing) see below
infra.
- vide infra
adverb on a floor below
down the stairs; downstairs; on a lower floor.
- the tenants live downstairs
adverb further down
under.
- see under for further discussion

Pref. be- by + low.

Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee. Shak.
Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality. "One degree below kings." Addison.
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.

In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath.
Lord Marmion waits below. Sir W. Scott.
On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.
The fairest child of Jove below. Prior.
In hell, or the regions of the dead.
What businesss brought him to the realms below. Dryden.
In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below. Wheaton.
In some part or page following.