below

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb in or to a place that is lower
  2. adverb at a later place
  3. adverb (in writing) see below

Etymology

From Middle English bilooghe, equivalent to be- + low. Compare also earlier Middle English alogh, alow, aloȝ, alowe (“below”), benethen (“beneath”), Dutch omlaag (“downwards”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

at a lower place, to a lower place, beneath

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