1 : in or to a lower place
▪ The pencil rolled off the desk and fell to the floor below. ▪ The pilot looked down at the sea far below. ▪ We heard the elevator stop at the floor below. ◊The opposite of every sense of below is above. 2 : on or to a lower deck on a ship or boat
▪ They secured the goods on deck and went below. ▪ The captain ordered the men below. [=ordered them to go below the main deck] 3 : in or to a lower rank or number
▪ All personnel, captain and below, were ordered to report for duty. ▪ The game is suitable for children at age 10 and below. [=younger, under] 4 : lower than zero
▪ The temperature ranged from 5 below to 10 above. [=from −5 degrees to 10 degrees Fahrenheit] 5 : lower, further down, or later on the same page or on a following page : at a later point in the same document
▪ The results of the test are discussed/explained/listed/shown below. ▪ See the graph below.
▪ The pencil rolled off the desk and fell to the floor below. ▪ The pilot looked down at the sea far below. ▪ We heard the elevator stop at the floor below. ◊The opposite of every sense of below is above.
▪ They secured the goods on deck and went below. ▪ The captain ordered the men below. [=ordered them to go below the main deck]
▪ All personnel, captain and below, were ordered to report for duty. ▪ The game is suitable for children at age 10 and below. [=younger, under]
▪ The temperature ranged from 5 below to 10 above. [=from −5 degrees to 10 degrees Fahrenheit]
▪ The results of the test are discussed/explained/listed/shown below. ▪ See the graph below.
from below
: from a lower place
▪ We heard voices calling from below. ▪ I felt a draft from below.
▪ We heard voices calling from below. ▪ I felt a draft from below.




