2below preposition
1 : in or to a lower place than (something) : beneath
▪ Our apartment is below theirs. ▪ She wore a skirt that reached below her knees. = The bottom of her skirt was below her knees. ▪ We could see only clouds below us. ▪ The diver descended below 25 meters. ▪ The sun disappeared below the horizon. ▪ a spot directly below us ▪ the valley far below us ▪ just/slightly below the horizon ◊The opposite of every sense of below is above. 2 : lower in number, amount, or size than (something) : less than (something)
▪ Temperatures were below average/normal all week. ▪ The game is suitable for children below [=younger than, under] the age of 10. ▪ She worked for wage rates below those of other workers. 3 : less important or powerful than (someone) : having a lower rank than (someone)
▪ A lieutenant is below a captain. [=a captain outranks a lieutenant] ▪ He ranks far below his superior. 4 : in a lower or less important position than (something)
▪ He puts his own needs below his child's needs.
▪ Our apartment is below theirs. ▪ She wore a skirt that reached below her knees. = The bottom of her skirt was below her knees. ▪ We could see only clouds below us. ▪ The diver descended below 25 meters. ▪ The sun disappeared below the horizon. ▪ a spot directly below us ▪ the valley far below us ▪ just/slightly below the horizon ◊The opposite of every sense of below is above.
▪ Temperatures were below average/normal all week. ▪ The game is suitable for children below [=younger than, under] the age of 10. ▪ She worked for wage rates below those of other workers.
▪ A lieutenant is below a captain. [=a captain outranks a lieutenant] ▪ He ranks far below his superior.
▪ He puts his own needs below his child's needs.
