0 in a lower position (than), under: --
From the top of the skyscraper the cars below us looked like insects.
For further information on this subject, see below (= lower on the page or later in the book).
The ship's captain went below (= to the lower, covered part of the ship).
She has three people working below her (= people to whom she gives orders).
1 less than a particular amount or level: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.