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be·low
 below
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- pronunciation:
- b
lo
- parts of speech:
- preposition, adverb
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preposition |
| definition 1: |
When something is below something else, it is under it.
My little brother drew a picture of a bear, and then he wrote his name in big letters below it.We have nice neighbors in our building, but the people who live below us make a lot of noise sometimes.
- antonyms:
- above, over
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| definition 2: |
When something is lower in position, level, or value than something else, it is below it.
Trisha's grade on the test was below mine. I did much better than she did.The weather has been very hot recently. The temperature hasn't been below 100 degrees for three days.- antonyms:
- above
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
If something is below, it is under something. When you go below, you go to the place that is under where you are now.
The cake has one vanilla layer on top and one chocolate layer below.They were on the deck of the ship, but they went below when it began to rain.- antonyms:
- above, up
- similar words:
- down
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