Below vs. Following — What's the Difference?

In or to a lower place; beneath.

Following is a 1998 independent neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance.

On or to a lower floor; downstairs.

Coming next in time or order

(Nautical) On or to a lower deck.

Now to be enumerated

In a later part of a given text

Blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or aircraft. Used of wind.

Farther down, as along a slope or valley.

A group or gathering of admirers, adherents, or disciples

In or to hell or Hades.

The item or items to be mentioned next

On the earth.

Subsequent to; after

In a lower rank or class.

Coming next, either in sequence or in time.

Below zero in temperature

About to be specified.

Underneath; beneath.

(of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.

Lower than, as on a graduated scale.

After, subsequent to.

Downstream of

A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.

South of

Vocation; business; profession.

Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of

(with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.

Lower in spatial position than.

Present participle of follow

Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc.

One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.

Downstream of.

Vocation; business; profession.

South of.

Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day.

Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.

In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding.

(stage directions) Downstage of.

A group of followers or enthusiasts

In or to a lower place.

The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture;

On or to a lower storey.

Going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction;

(nautical) On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck.

In the desired direction;

Later in the same text.

Immediately following in time or order;

(of a temperature) Below zero.

About to be mentioned or specified;

Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee.

Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality.

Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.

In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath.

On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.

In hell, or the regions of the dead.

In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below.

In some part or page following.

In or to a place that is lower

At a later place;

(in writing) see below;

On a floor below;

Further down;