Definition for Below

below, adv. [ME be, prep. + low, adj.] (webplay: child, the heavens above the earth below, high).

  1. Lower down; at a lower level; in a lower position relative to another place.
  2. Entombed; below the ground; in the grave; buried in the earth.
  3. Closer to the ground; near the surface of the earth.
  4. Inferior; less in dignity; lower in quality; subordinate to someone.
  5. On the earth; in mortality.
  6. Down a slope.
  7. Underneath; directly beneath; under the structure.
  8. Within the earth.

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