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He could not see a belt without hitting below it.
Margot Asquith

Meaning of "below" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BELOW

Bilooghe, from biby + looghelow1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BELOW

below  [bɪˈləʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Below can act as an adverb and a preposition.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES BELOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Below

Below may refer to: ▪ Earth ▪ Ground ▪ Soil ▪ Floor ▪ Bottom ▪ Less than ▪ Temperatures below freezing ▪ Hell or underworld...

Definition of below in the English dictionary

The first definition of below in the dictionary is at or to a position lower than; under. Other definition of below is less than in quantity or degree. Below is also south of.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BELOW


alow
əˈləʊ
blow
bləʊ
fellow
ˈfɛləʊ
flow
fləʊ
follow
ˈfɒləʊ
hallo
həˈləʊ
halloa
həˈləʊ
hello
hɛˈləʊ
hereinbelow
ˌhɪərɪnbɪˈləʊ
holloa
həˈləʊ
hollow
ˈhɒləʊ
hullo
hʌˈləʊ
Jolo
həʊˈləʊ
lo
ləʊ
low
ləʊ
Oslo
ˈɒzləʊ
overflow
ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ
polo
ˈpəʊləʊ
ultralow
ˌʌltrəˈləʊ
Yung-lo
ˈjʊŋˈləʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELOW

belonging
belongingness
belongings
Belorussia
Belorussian
Belostok
belove
beloved
Belovo
below ground
below par
below stairs
below the belt
below the line
below-the-belt
below-the-line
below-the-line advertising
below-the-line promotion
belowdecks
belowground

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELOW

airflow
allow
barlow
bungalow
cash flow
furbelow
glow
Hounslow
marshmallow
mellow
outflow
pillow
rate of flow
rumbelow
shallow
swallow
unfollow
willow
workflow
yellow

Synonyms and antonyms of below in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BELOW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «below» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of below

Translation of «below» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELOW

Find out the translation of below to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of below from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «below» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在下面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abajo
570 millions of speakers

English

below
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تـَحْتَ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

внизу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abaixo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিচে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en dessous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Di bawah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아래쪽에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing ngisor iki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ở dưới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீழே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

altında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sotto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poniżej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нижче
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dedesubt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hieronder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedanför
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

under
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of below

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELOW»

The term «below» is very widely used and occupies the 772 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELOW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «below» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «below» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about below

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10 QUOTES WITH «BELOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word below.
1
Jason Alexander
I know what it's like to be in the closet! I know what it's like to be bullied and attacked because someone or some group thought I was different or below them... so, I'm coming out of the closet as an ally of equality for everyone; as an ally to hope.
2
Margot Asquith
He could not see a belt without hitting below it.
3
Traian Basescu
Even the National Bank of Romania doesn't have the huge resources needed to intervene in the market and keep the leu at an acceptable level, because they're drawing close to a floor below which the bank's reserves can't drop. The central bank has to wait for a moment of calm to efficiently conduct its interventions.
4
Joko Beck
Underneath our nice, friendly facades there is great unease. If I were to scratch below the surface of anyone I would find fear, pain, and anxiety running amok. We all have ways to cover them up. We overeat, over-drink, overwork; we watch too much television.
5
Justin Bieber
I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person, it built my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go to college, and just become a better person.
6
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
When you teach children that the life here below is nothing to the life above, that to be visible is nothing in comparison with being invisible, that to be a human being is nothing in comparison with being dead, that is not the way to teach them to view life properly or to love life, to gain courage, strength for work, and love of country.
7
Anatoli Boukreev
Concerned that others were not coming onto the summit and because I had no radio link to those below me, I began to wonder if there were difficulties down the mountain. I made the decision to descend.
8
Joyce Brothers
Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.
9
George W. Bush
We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace.
10
Howard Carter
These ancient huts were soon cleared of the rubbish covering them. I planned them, and removed them for investigation below, which undertaking took until the fourth of Nov.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELOW»

Discover the use of below in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to below and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Below
Professional diver Will Sturman and brilliant and beautiful oceanographer Valerie Martell must stop a school of voracious sea creatures before they devastate the world's oceans. Original.
Ryan Lockwood, 2013
2
Topping from Below: A Novel
With an ending as startling as it is haunting, Topping From Below is unlike any novel you’re ever read. Ever.
Laura Reese, 2011
3
Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir That ...
Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs, Margaret Powell’s classic memoir of her time in service, Below Stairs, is the remarkable true story of an indomitable ...
Margaret Powell, 2012
4
Below
Jack has adventures and rescues with his action-figure, Guy.
Nina Crews, 2006
5
Heaven Below: Early Pentecostals and American Culture
More than twenty million American adults today consider themselves pentecostal. Given the movement's major place in American religious life, the history of its early years--so artfully told here--is of central importance.
Grant WACKER, Grant Wacker, 2009
6
Forging Democracy from Below: Insurgent Transitions in South ...
This book, first published in 2000, analyzes the role of economically marginalized people in recent transitions to democratic rule.
Elisabeth Jean Wood, 2000
7
Human Rights from Below: Achieving Rights Through Community ...
The book offers a long overdue assessment of how human rights and community development are invariably interconnected.
Jim Ife, 2009
8
Globalization from Below: The World's Other Economy
This book deals ethnographically with economic globalization from below in its broadest sense, from producers to traders to vendors to consumers across the globe.
Gordon Mathews, Gustavo Lins Ribeiro, Carlos Alba Vega, 2012
9
50 Below Zero:
Jason's dad tends to walk in his sleep and ends up in the most unlikely places.
Robert Munsch, 2012
10
Capitalism from Below: Markets and Institutional Change in China
Over 630 million Chinese escaped poverty since the 1980s, the largest decrease in poverty in history.
Victor Nee, Sonja Opper, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term below is used in the context of the following news items.
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Christian churches urged to fly US flag below another
Bob Unruh joined WND in 2006 after nearly three decades with the Associated Press, as well as several Upper Midwest newspapers, where he ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
2
Government sets climate change target to reduce CO2 emissions to …
The government has announced a new climate change target that aims to reduce New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below ... «The National Business Review, Jul 15»
3
Samsung Elec second quarter profit below forecast after S6 supply …
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Tuesday said April-June earnings will likely miss expectations, deflating hopes for a rapid return to ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
4
Oil prices dive below $53 as Iran deal looms
Oil prices plunged nearly 8% and broke below $53 a barrel on Monday, the deepest plunge for crude oil since early February. American drivers ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
5
These 5 Dow Stocks Are Below Four Key Moving Averages
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended last week on July 2 with a close of 17,730.11, below its 50-day simple moving average of 18,010.88 ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
6
Gold price dips below $1170 despite Greek debt crisis
Gold price dips below $1,170 despite Greek debt crisis. Gold fell on Tuesday as markets awaited news from a euro zone summit to see whether ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
7
Calgary balloon man: 'Below me I could see 747s landing.'
I was looking up at the balloons popping and looking down at my feet dangling…through the clouds and below me I could see 747s landing. «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»
8
Health Department cites Five Below for selling children's jewelry …
A Baltimore Five Below store was cited last week for selling children's jewelry with excess lead, the Baltimore City Department of Health said. «ABC2 News, Jul 15»
9
OnePlus 2 will be priced below $450, says CEO
The latest buzz is around OnePlus' upcoming smartphone – the OnePlus 2. While we've been hearing about its build and specs, the newest ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
10
AUD/USD: Capped below 0.75 after RBA rate on hold
FXStreet (Bali) - AUD/USD is taking without a particular bias following the RBA decision to hold interest rates at 2% as universally expected by ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»

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