in or toward a lower place

Look out below!

on, in, or toward a lower level, as a lower deck of a ship

The captain of the ship went below.

beneath the surface of the water

Divers were sent below to view the wreck.

on earth

the fate of creatures here below.

in hell or the infernal regions.

at a later point on a page or in a text

See the illustration below. Compare above def. 5

in a lower rank or grade

He was demoted to the class below.

under zero on the temperature scale

The temperature in Buffalo was ten below this morning.

Theater . downstage. Compare above ( def. 8 ) .

Zoology . on the lower or ventral side.

lower down than

below the knee.

lower in rank, degree, amount, rate, etc., than

below cost; below freezing.

too low or undignified to be worthy of; beneath

He considered such an action below his notice.

Theater . downstage of

There are two chairs below the table.

adverb, preposition

above , over

preposition

above , more , over

adverb, preposition

beneath , down , down from , under , underneath , ancillary , auxiliary , descending , inferior , infra , nether , servile , subalternate , subjacent , subliminal , suboptimal , subordinate , substrative , underlying , ut infra

preposition

inferior , lesser , lower , subject , subordinate , unworthy , beneath , down , downstairs , downward , infra , less , under , underneath