below — Słownik języka angielskiego

Przyimek

1. Lower in spatial position than.

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   One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.

   The treasure is buried two meters below the surface.

   The marmalade is on the shelf below the bread.

2. Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc.

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   one degree below kings

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   Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.

   The temperature is below zero.

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   Liverpool are below Manchester City in the Premier League.

3. Downstream of.

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   The River Thames is tidal below Teddington Lock.

4. South of.

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   Sudan is below Egypt.

5. Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.

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   They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, […] how below all history the persons and their actions were.

   who thinks no fact below his regard

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   Such petty behavior is below me.

6. Downstage of.

   Przykłady

   Below the sofa is a low, round coffee table.

Przysłówek

1. In or to a lower place.

   Użycie

   • not-comparable

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   The town is situated on a hillside, with a river running below.

   He was pulled below by a sea monster.

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   But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. […]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook, and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge,[…].

2. In or to a lower place. On or to a lower storey.

   Użycie

   • not-comparable

   Przykłady

   She lives below, on the ground floor.

3. In or to a lower place. On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck.

   Użycie

   • not-comparable

   Przykłady

   The captain went below to inspect the engine.

   the landlubbers lying down below

4. Later in the same text.

   Użycie

   • not-comparable

   Przykłady

   This point is explained below.

   By their execution hereof, the Parties incur a legal obligation to pass consideration under this Loan Contract as is set forth below.

5. Below zero.

   Użycie

   • not-comparable
   • of a temperature

   Przykłady

   It was forty degrees below.

Przysłówek

1. in or to a place that is lower

   Synonimy

   at a lower placeto a lower placebeneath

   Antonimy

   above

2. (in writing) at a later place

   Synonimy

   infra

   Antonimy

   above

   Przykłady

   see below

   vide infra

3. on a floor below

   Synonimy

   downstairsdown the stairson a lower floor

   Przykłady

   the tenants live downstairs

4. further down

   Synonimy

   under

   Przykłady

   see under for further discussion