below

Definition

  • noun: something that is below
  • adverb: in or to a lower place
  • synonyms: under, beneath, underneath

Examples

  • She wore a skirt that reached 'below' her knees. = The bottom of her skirt was 'below' her knees.

  • The temperature ranged from 5 'below' to 10 above. [=from −5 degrees to 10 degrees Fahrenheit]

  • That remark was 'below the belt'. = That remark really 'hit' (him) 'below the belt'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You may go into a further dream state. Now, you know what I'm talking about. You remember the training. Remember what I said to you. Give me the gun. - This room should be directly below ? - Yeah. Think, Mr. Fischer, think. What do you remember from before this dream? (..)
    2010 Inception
  • (..) I'm insured against kidnapping for up to million. - This should be very simple. COBB: Shut up! It won't be. ARTHUR: In your father's office, below the bookshelves... ...is his personal safe. We need the combination. I don't know any safe. COBB: That doesn't mean you don't know the combination. (..)
    2010 Inception