low
Close to the groundClose to the ground.
» She tried to lower her expenses.
Sie versuchte, ihre Ausgaben zu senken.
Она постаралась сократить свои расходы.
Вона спробувала зменшити свої витрати.
Meaning
7 sensesClose to the ground.
tief
in a low position; near the ground
Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
tief
With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
to speak low
leise
Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
He sold his wheat low.
In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
In a time approaching our own.
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 sentencesShe tried to lower her expenses.
Вона спробувала зменшити свої витрати. — olly
ruОна постаралась сократить свои расходы. — marafon
deSie versuchte, ihre Ausgaben zu senken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
I try to keep a low profile.
Я намагаюся не світитися. — annielee
ruЯ стараюсь не привлекать к себе внимания. — marafon
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
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 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English lah, loue, from Old Norse lágr (“low”), from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (“lFrom 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, lowestWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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