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lower
1[loh-er]
verb (used with object)
to cause to descend; let or put down.
to lower a flag.
Synonyms: ,to make lower in height or level.
to lower the water in a canal.
to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: , ,to make less loud.
Please lower your voice.
Synonyms:to bring down in rank or estimation; degrade; humble; abase (oneself), as by some sacrifice of self-respect or dignity.
His bad actions lowered him in my eyes.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: ,Music.to make lower in pitch; flatten.
Phonetics.to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by increasing the distance of the tongue downward from the palate.
The vowel of “clerk” is lowered to (ä) in the British pronunciation.
verb (used without object)
to become lower, grow less, or diminish, as in amount, intensity, or degree.
The brook lowers in early summer. Stock prices rise and lower constantly.
to descend; sink.
the sun lowering in the west.
adjective
comparative of low.
of or relating to those portions of a river farthest from the source.
(often initial capital letter)noting an early division of a period, system, or the like.
the Lower Devonian.
noun
a denture for the lower jaw.
a lower berth.
lower
2[lou-er, louuhr]
verb (used without object)
to be dark and threatening, as the sky or the weather.
Synonyms: ,to frown, scowl, or look sullen; glower.
He lowers at people when he's in a bad mood.
noun
a dark, threatening appearance, as of the sky or weather.
a frown or scowl.
lower
1/ ˈəʊə /
adjective
being below one or more other things
the lower shelf
the lower animals
reduced in amount or value
a lower price
maths (of a limit or bound) less than or equal to one or more numbers or variables
(sometimes capital) geology denoting the early part or division of a period, system, formation, etc
Lower Silurian
verb
(tr) to cause to become low or on a lower level; bring, put, or cause to move down
(tr) to reduce or bring down in estimation, dignity, value, etc
to lower oneself
to reduce or be reduced
to lower one's confidence
(tr) to make quieter
to lower the radio
(tr) to reduce the pitch of
(tr) phonetics to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue further away from the roof of the mouth
(intr) to diminish or become less
lower
2/ ˈʊə /
verb
(esp of the sky, weather, etc) to be overcast, dark, and menacing
to scowl or frown
noun
a menacing scowl or appearance
lower
Being an earlier division of the geological or archaeological period named.
Compare upper
Other Word Forms
- lowerable adjective
- ˈǷɱ adjective
- ˈǷɱԲ adverb
- ˈǷɱԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lower1
Example Sentences
Ticket prices were lower in the WTA week, which will not yet be able to raise anything like the revenue of the long-established men's event.
There were "some sporadic disturbances" in parts of Northern Ireland on Saturday night, but at a much lower level than on previous nights, police have said.
The number of asylum seekers in hotels is far lower than the record figure in 2023, but has increased since Labour came to power last year.
However the cost of a barrel of oil, currently around $75, is still lower than it was in January.
Already some officials say allies may have to lower the cap without US support.
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