[bɪˈləʊ], (Adposition)

Definitions:
- at a lower level or layer than
(e.g: just below the pocket was a stain)

- extending underneath
(e.g: the tunnel below the crags)


Phrases:
- below ground
- below stairs

Origin:
late Middle English (as an adverb): from be- ‘by’ + the adjective low. Not common until the 16th century, the word developed a prepositional use and was frequent in Shakespeare

[bɪˈləʊ], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- at a lower level or layer
(e.g: he jumped from the window into the moat below)


Phrases:
- below ground
- below stairs

Origin:
late Middle English (as an adverb): from be- ‘by’ + the adjective low. Not common until the 16th century, the word developed a prepositional use and was frequent in Shakespeare