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Msigitp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Below or Under?

My students ask me about the differences between "BELOW" and "UNDER"?
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I couldn't answer the question, I just give them example about the usage of those word.
Any body knows the differences bout the usage of those words? and give me some examples.
Thank you
  

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com often discusses comparison of words that are close in meaning. Here is the entry for "below" Below, under, beneath indicate position in some way lower than something else. Below implies being in a lower plane: below the horizon, the water line.

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  • com often discusses comparison of words that are close in meaning.
  • Here is the entry for "below" Below, under, beneath indicate position in some way lower than something else.
  • Below implies being in a lower plane: below the horizon, the water line.
  • Under implies being lower in a perpendicular line: The book is under the chair.
  • Beneath may have a meaning similar to below, but more usually denotes being under so as to be covered, overhung, or overtopped: the pool beneath the falls.
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Dictionary.com often discusses comparison of words that are close in meaning. Here is the entry for "below"

Below, under, beneath indicate position in some way lower than something else. Below implies being in a lower plane: below the horizon, the water line. Under implies being lower in a perpendicular line: The book is under the chair. Beneath may have a meaning similar to below, but
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