what's the difference between UNDER and BELOW? When to use one and the other?

Question

Give me some examples, please.

Answer 1

I think that under can physical or conceptual, whereas below is generally conceptual .
Examples:

Under the age of three
Under the reign of Henry VIII
Under a foreign regime
Under the doctrine of Marx

Under the trees
Under the flag
are instances where under is used in a more physical sense.

Below the belt (term used in fighting describing a body area - "under the belt" would mean underneath the physical belt)
Below stairs (i.e. the part of the house where servants belonged)
A mark below the pass mark
Down below -- the part of the ship where the engine is.

The more I think about it, the more complex it is. And then there is that other word, beneath, to complicate it further...

Answer 2

Interesting, I never thought about it until now. You say you are under the weather", it wouldn't work with "below", would it?
You can be under a dictators rule, not below it. Your station in society can be below an others, but only under them if they are the boss or ruler of you.
You can have a closet or storage space "under the stairs", if you refer to it being"below the stairs, then that to me would imply in the basement, not directly "under" them.
It's really a matter of semantics in most cases, they may both imply the same state most of the time, but what do they infer? Below usually implies an inferior quality, while under can just mean beneath.i.e.: This wristwatch is priced under that one, and it has the same features and is just as good-as opposed to- This watch is the same brand, but has less features so it is priced below the other one.
Did that help? I know it did a world of good to me LOL!!

Answer 3

When used to refer to physical positions, 'under' implies something in the same vertical plane but this is not necessary with 'below'.
e.g. A person in the stalls would be below but not under a person in the circle.
I may be wrong!

Answer 4

Below is the opposite of above.
Under is the opposite of over.

Below suggests beneath something whereas under implies directly beneath.
Think of punching below the belt, it could be anywhere below. said belt.

To punch under the belt would would suggest immediately beneath.

They are pretty much interchangable except in certain circumstances.

(my apologies for introducing "beneath""

Answer 5

super question madhavi:) you already know nevertheless those words sound synonimous yet nonetheless there lies a "deep" difference !! Happiness could be chanced on of issues which will possibly no longer additionally be useful to our religious or psychological component like we would pass out & have our well-liked dish & clothing and so forth., we'd experience satisfied. yet delight comes from a type of achievent, if we get solid grades in examine we'd get a super feeling that asserts "confusing observe paid off" now thats extra useful isn't it ;p[ Now peace.... i think of it relies upon on what attitude we undertake towads the "activities" we do for "happiness" or the two "delight", peace certainly exist in our self, it basically should be chanced on by way human beings. a guy or woman of lack of know-how could experience peace jointly as a confusing worker could be strresed. it quite is even oposite to that . So peace needs to chanced on by way human beings.

Answer 6

some thing like Beneath!!! that is a point between them. under the tree---below the ground.

Answer 7

below sea level
under water
below average
under rated
below the waist
under the table

Answer 8

I think it's to do with the words 'BE LOW' so cellars and low down things are below, whereas you would be 'UNDER' an umbrella, (as it's raised and not low). I think anyway. If this is the case though, why is it 'above' or 'UPPER' and not 'BE HIGH'????

Answer 9

You can't look UNDER a balcony in a highrise. But you can look down Below.

Answer 10

'Under' has something on top of it. 'Below' is lower than something.

ie; The pipes are 'under' the floorboards.
The picture is 'below' the freeze.