below
English
/bɪˈləʊ/, /bəˈloʊ/
prep
Definitions
- Lower in spatial position than.
- (legal) Within the writing of a given document which follows a particular appearance of the word "below".
- Lower in value, price, rank or concentration than.
- Downstream of.
- South of.
- Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.
- (stage directions) Downstage of.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bilooghe affix from English low (moo).
Origin
English
low
Gloss
moo
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Colorado low English
- Lowveld English
- belowdecks English
- belowground English
- belowness English
- belowstairs English
- decks English
- ground English
- herein English
- hereinbelow English
- highlow English
- infralow English
- low English
- low mass star English
- low-bell English
- low-hearted English
- low-key English
- low-level English
- low-skilled English
- lowbell English
- lowbie English
- lowbred English
- lowbrow English
- lowbush English
- lowcut English
- lowdown English
- lowen English
- lower English
- lowhearted English
- lowish English
- lowland English
- lowlife English
- lowlight English
- lowling English
- lowly English
- lowminded English
- lowness English
- lowpass English
- lowrider English
- lowriding English
- lowsome English
- lowth English
- nonlow English
- semilow English
- stairs English
- sublow English
- superlow English
- ultralow English
- bilooghe Middle English
- lowe Middle English
- low Chinese
- low
- decks
- lowen
- lower
- lowly
- lowth
- sublow
- stairs
- nonlow
- ground
- lowbie
- lowcut
- herein
- lowish
- highlow
- lowbrow
- Lowveld
- lowpass
- semilow
- lowsome
- low-key
- lowdown
- lowbush
- lowbell
- lowling
- lowland
- lowness
- lowlife
- lowbred
- lowrider
- low-bell
- superlow
- infralow
- lowlight
- ultralow
- low-level
- belowness
- lowriding
- lowminded
- belowdecks
- lowhearted
- belowground
- hereinbelow
- belowstairs
- low-skilled
- low-hearted
- Colorado low
- low mass star