Meaning & use

Below

preposition·Everyday

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At or to a lower position or level than something else.

See it in a sentence

The valley lay below the mountain peak.

Temperatures dropped below freezing overnight.

A note on using this word

Can also function as an adverb, as in 'see the chart below,' referring to something appearing later in a text.

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

aboveover

Another way to use it

2. adverb

In or to a lower place, especially further down on a page or document.

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