English Dictionary: below | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Below \Be*low"\, prep. [Pref. be- by + low.] 1. Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee. --Shak. 2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality. [bd]One degree below kings.[b8] --Addison. 3. 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Below \Be*low"\, adv. 1. In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath. Lord Marmion waits below. --Sir W. Scott. 2. On the earth, as opposed to the heavens. The fairest child of Jove below. --Prior. 3. In hell, or the regions of the dead. What business brought him to the realms below. --Dryden. 4. In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below. --Wheaton. 5. In some part or page following. |