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lower.

comparative form of low: more low

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈləʊ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈloʊ.ɚ/General-American/ˈloʊ(ə)ɹ/Canada[ˈloː.(ə)ɹ]Canada
  1. comparative form of low: more low

    comparative · form-of
  2. Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.

  3. Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.

    Lower Manhattan
    Lower Burgundy
  4. Older.

Where this word comes from

From low + -er (comparative suffix).

verb/ˈləʊ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈloʊ.ɚ/General-American/ˈloʊ(ə)ɹ/Canada[ˈloː.(ə)ɹ]Canada
  1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down.

    transitive
    lower a bucket into a well
    to lower a sail of a boat
  2. To pull down.

    transitive
    to lower a flag
  3. To reduce the height of.

    transitive
    lower a fence or wall
    lower a chimney or turret
  4. To depress as to direction.

    transitive
    lower the aim of a gun
  5. To make less elevated.

    transitive
    to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
  6. To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of.

    transitive
    lower the temperature
    lower one's vitality
  7. To bring down; to humble.

    transitive
    lower one's pride
  8. To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

    reflexive
    I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.
  9. To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

    transitive
    lower the price of goods
    lower the interest rate
  10. To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease.

    intransitive
    The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
  11. To decrease in value, amount, etc.

    intransitive
  12. To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From low + -er (comparative suffix).

noun/ˈləʊ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈloʊ.ɚ/General-American/ˈloʊ(ə)ɹ/Canada[ˈloː.(ə)ɹ]Canada
  1. A bicycle suspension fork component.

Where this word comes from

From low + -er (comparative suffix).

adv/ˈləʊ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈloʊ.ɚ/General-American/ˈloʊ(ə)ɹ/Canada[ˈloː.(ə)ɹ]Canada
  1. comparative form of low: more low

    comparative · form-of
Where this word comes from

From low + -er (comparative suffix).

verb/ˈlaʊə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlaʊ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlaʊɚ/General-American/ˈlaʊ.ɚ/General-American
  1. Alternative spelling of lour.

    alt-of · alternative
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