under or below?
Hi, can you explain what is the difference between under and below?, for me both have the same meaning, and i don't know when to use them.
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Beneath, below, and under are synonyms with very small differences when used for physical situations.
Beneath and under often have a sense of being covered.
- The frozen ground under the winter snow...
- The frozen ground beneath the winter snow...
Below often has a sense of not being covered.
- From the mountain, we saw snow in the valley below.
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The under word is used when you want to say something that is under and covered by other objects. This word is always followed by a noun. To be more clear, let's look at the example below :Your shoes are under the table –
The word below is used when you want to say something that is down and has a distance. What is meant by the distance here is when the object being talked is not directly under another object. As an example:Johnny’s apartment is below Jessica’s
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