Meaning

7 senses
  1. Close to the ground.

    tief

    in a low position; near the ground

  2. Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

    tief

  3. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

    to speak low

    leise

  4. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

    He sold his wheat low.

  5. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

  6. In a time approaching our own.

  7. In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

    The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.

Examples

1436 sentences
  1. She tried to lower her expenses.

    Вона спробувала зменшити свої витрати. — olly

    ruОна постаралась сократить свои расходы. — marafon

    deSie versuchte, ihre Ausgaben zu senken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I won't lower myself to his level.

    Я не буду опускатися до його рівня. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ не опущусь до его уровня. — Olya

    deIch werde mich nicht auf sein Niveau herablassen. — MUIRIEL

  3. I try to keep a low profile.

    Я намагаюся не світитися. — annielee

    ruЯ стараюсь не привлекать к себе внимания. — marafon

  4. I have a bad pain in my lower back.

    Я відчуваю сильний біль у попереку. — tikan0

    ruУ меня сильная боль в пояснице. — odexed

    deIch habe starke Schmerzen im unteren Rücken. — driini

  5. The price is low, but the quality isn't very good.

    Ціна низька, але якість не дуже добра. — deniko

    ruЦена низкая, но качество не очень хорошее. — marafon

    deDer Preis ist niedrig, aber die Qualität ist nicht sehr gut. — Espi

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
close to the ground:
with a low voice or sound:

Origin

From Middle English lah, loue, from Old Norse lágr (“low”), from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (“l

From Middle English lah, loue, from Old Norse lágr (“low”), from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (“low; flat”), from *ligjaną (“to lie; to lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti (“to be lying down”), from *legʰ- (“to lie”).

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Forms

lower, lowest
Comparativelower Lesson
Superlativelowest

regular

Word family

11 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • lower lower
  • lower lower the
  • lower lower your
  • to lower lower
  • lower lower price
  • low price
  • running running low
  • a low profile
  • please lower lower
  • lower lower our
  • lower lower back
  • a lower lower

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
low — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto