Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - below
Below
below
prep. & adv. --prep. 1 lower in position (vertically, down a slope or stream, etc.) than. 2 beneath the surface of; at or to a greater depth than (head below water; below 500 feet). 3 lower or less than in amount or degree (below freezing-point; temperature is 20 below). 4 lower in rank, position, or importance than. 5 unworthy of. --adv. 1 at or to a lower point or level. 2 a downstairs (lives below). b downstream. 3 (of a text reference) further forward on a page or in a book (as noted below). 4 on the lower side (looks similar above and below). 5 rhet. on earth; in hell. Phrases and idioms below stairs in the basement of a house esp. as the part occupied by servants. Etymology: BE- + LOW(1)
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I. adverb Etymology: Middle English bilooghe, from bi by + looghe low, adjective Date: 14th century in or to a lower place, 2. on earth, in or to Hades or hell, on or to a lower floor or deck, 4. in, to, at, or by a lower rank or number, ~ zero , lower on the same page or on a following page, under the surface of the water, II. preposition Date: 1575 1. lower in place, rank, or value than ; under, down river from, south of, inferior to (as in rank), not suitable to the rank of ; beneath, III. noun Date: 1697 something that is ~, IV. adjective Date: 1916 written or discussed lower on the same page or on a following page ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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