below

🇺🇸 /bɪˈləʊ/ 🇬🇧 /bɪˈləʊ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A1
adverb
A1

at a lower place or level

The temperature is below freezing, so wear warm clothes below.

R

at a lower rank

Officers of captain rank and below must report here.

R

less than zero

The temperature dropped to twenty below last night.

preposition
A1

lower than something

Sign your name below the line.

A2

less than a number or amount

Temperatures stayed below zero all day.

A2

lower in rank than someone

A corporal is below a sergeant in rank.

translation

adv. at a lower place or level; at a lower rank; less than zero
prep. lower than something; less than a number or amount; lower in rank than someone