Noun of word low

низкий, небольшой, низко, слабо, тихо, мычать, мычание, низина

прилагательное

- низкий, невысокий

- низкий, низменный

trees growing in low, shady places — деревья, растущие в низких тенистых местах

- низкий, ниже обычного или желаемого уровня

- открытый (об одежде)

low slippers — открытые туфли
low dress — открытое /декольтированное/ платье
low neck — глубокий вырез, декольте

- тихий, негромкий

low whisper — тихий шёпот
to speak in a low voice — говорить тихим голосом /понизив голос/

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наречие

- низко

- тихо, негромко

to speak [to talk, to read] low — говорить [разговаривать, читать] тихо

- на низких нотах

he cannot get so low — он не может взять такую низкую ноту

- дёшево, по дешёвой цене

to buy low — покупать дёшево, купить по дешёвке
to play low — играть по маленькой (в карты, кости и т. п.)

- скудно; бедно, в бедности

to live low — жить в бедности, скудно питаться

- слабо

to burn low — слабо гореть

- поздно, недавно

you can find it as low as the 18th century — это можно обнаружить ещё и в XVIII веке
to lie low — а) припасть к земле, лежать распростёртым; б) поэт. лежать во прахе, быть мёртвым; в) быть униженным; г) притаиться, молчать, выжидать
to lay low — а) опрокинуть; свалить, повалить; б) унизить; в) похоронить

глагол

- мычать

существительное

- самый низкий уровень

to reach a new low — снова /ещё больше/ упасть (о ценах и т. п.)
the pound reached an all-time low — курс фунта упал до небывало низкого уровня

- обыкн. pl низина
- метеор. область низкого барометрического давления; циклон
- карт. младший козырь
- фоска (игральная карта от двойки до десятки)
- спорт. самый маленький счёт
- авт. первая, низшая скорость
- мычание

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Словосочетания

temperatures as low as 10 below zero — температура, опускающаяся до десяти градусов ниже нуля  
a low dose of medicine — небольшая /низкая/ доза лекарства  
the low-toned murmur of the surf — негромкий /тихий/ шум прибоя  
low blood pressure — пониженное давление  
low-budget movies — малобюджетные фильмы  
low building — малоэтажный дом  
with low and confidential tone — низким, доверительным голосом  
low crowned — с низкой тульей  
low-demand items — товары, пользующиеся незначительным спросом  
low-sodium diet — диета с употреблением минимального количества натрия (соли)  
low-salt diet — диета с употреблением минимального количества соли  
low-cut dress — платье с глубоким вырезом  

Примеры с переводом

She earns a low salary.

Она получает маленькую зарплату.

The sun is low.

Солнце стоит низко.

That plane’s flying too low!

Этот самолёт летит слишком низко!

They bring me low.

У меня от них ухудшается настроение.

We lived very low.

Жили мы в жуткой бедности.

The euro has fallen to a new low against the dollar.

Евро достиг нового минимума по отношению к доллару.

I had the radio on low.

Я прикрутил громкость радио.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

lower  — нижний, низкий, ниже, понизить, снижаться, хмурый вид
lowly  — скромный, непритязательный, скромно
lowing  — мычание

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: low
he/she/it: lows
ing ф. (present participle): lowing
2-я ф. (past tense): lowed
3-я ф. (past participle): lowed

noun
ед. ч.(singular): low
мн. ч.(plural): lows

adjective
срав. степ. (comparative): lower
прев. степ. (superlative): lowest

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English lowe, lohe, lāh, from Old Norse lágr (low), from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (lying, flat, situated near the ground, low), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (to lie).

Cognate with Scots laich (low), Low German leeg (low, feeble, bad), Danish lav (low), Icelandic lágur (low), West Frisian leech (low), North Frisian leeg, liig (low), Dutch laag (low), obsolete German läg (low). More at lie.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ləʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /loʊ/
  • Homophones: lo, Lowe
  • Rhymes: -əʊ

Adjective[edit]

low (comparative lower, superlative lowest)

  1. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.

    standing on low ground

    in a low valley, ringed by low hills

    a low wall a low shelf

    • 2012, Tyler Jo Smith; Dimitris Plantzos, A Companion to Greek Art, →ISBN:

      Narrative friezes in low relief were characteristic of Ionic architecture.

    1. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.

      the low countries

      Low German

    2. (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter’s knees.

      the pitch (or: the ball) was low

  2. Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

    a low bow

    a low tide

    the Mississippi is unusually low right now

    • 1607 (edition of 1967), Edward Topsell, The history of four-footed beasts:
      It is a little low hearb  []
    • 1795, James Cavanah Murphy, Travels in Portugal, page 15:
      The men are well-proportioned, rather low than tall, have a brown complexion, and reserved countenance.
    • 1911(?), Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage, page 13:
      «Now you mention her, I do remember the young lady,» said Mrs. Grantly; «a dark girl, very low, and without much figure. She seemed to me to keep very much in the background.»
    1. Low-cut.
      • 1878, Mary Eliza Joy Haweis, The Art of Beauty, London : Chatto & Windus, page 83:
        Again, observe the unmeaningness of the low neck fashion. Our mothers wore low dresses and bare arms all day long; they knew if their shoulders and arms were beautiful they would look as well by daylight as by candlelight; []
      • 1917, George Amos Dorsey, Young Low, page 195:
        Why do girls wear low dresses?
  3. Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)

    low birth

    low rank

    the low officials of the bureaucracy

    low-quality fabric

    playing low tricks on them

    a person of low mind

    Now that was low even for you!

    • 1971, Keystone Folklore Quarterly, volume 16, page 208:
      Therefore they must have been common in the 16th century also among the folk first of all not as a high festival food but rather as a low festival and Sunday food, if our experience proves accurate.
    • 1720, The Delphick oracle, page 35:
      Low-Sunday, is the Sunday after Easter, and is so call’d, because it is a low Festival in Comparison of that Day whereon Christ arose from Death to Life again.
  4. Humble, meek, not haughty.
    • 1829, Thomas Watson, Discourses on Important and Interesting Subjects:

      God loves an humble soul. It is not our high birth, but our low hearts God delights in.

  5. Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
    She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.
    • 1826, Ebenezer Erskine, The Whole Works of the Rev. Ebenezer Erskine, Sermon VII, page 103:
      The humble soul has low thoughts of his own person; as David, ‘I am a worm, and no man.’
  6. Being a nadir, a bottom.

    the low point in her career

    • 2012, Faith Hartmann, Only a Fool Would Have Believed It in the First Place, →ISBN:

      Virginia, for example, reached such a low point in her junior year that she briefly considered suicide […]

  7. Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

    low spirits

    • 2016, Rick Riordan, The Hammer of Thor, page 33:

      As low as I felt, at least I didn’t have Hunding’s [miserable] job.

  8. Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

    a low pulse

    made (or: laid) low by sickness

  9. Dead. (Compare lay low.)
    • 1830, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Byron’s Poems, page 511:
      And wilt thou weep when I am low?
  10. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

    My credit union charges a low interest rate.   Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous.   The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices.   The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs.   low cholesterol   a low voltage wire   a low number

    • 1989, Bernard Smith, Sailloons and Fliptackers: The Limits to High-speed Sailing, →ISBN:

      Unfortunately, low winds were the rule over the local waters and this craft was no better, if as good, as ordinary sailboats under such conditions.

    • 2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist[1], volume 407, number 8841, page 68:

      The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies. […] current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate […] “stateless income”: profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither the location of the factors of production that generate the income nor where the parent firm is domiciled.

    1. Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by «in» when predicative).

      diets low in vitamin A

      made from low-carbon steel

    2. Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.

      running low on cash

      • 2002, Modern Biogeochemistry, →ISBN, page 151:

        When silica is in low supply other classes of algae dominate the phytoplankton composition.

  11. (especially in biology) Simple in complexity or development.

    low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms

    • 1870, Edward Burnett Tylor, Researches Into the Early History of Mankind and the Development of Civilization, page 80:
      In the case of languages spoken by very low races, like the Puris and the Tasmanians, the difficulty of deciding such a point must be very great.
  12. (chiefly in several set phrases) Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
    • 1881, Anthony Trollope, Dr. Wortle’s School: A Novel, page 6:
      Among them there was none more low, more pious, more sincere, or more given to interference. To teach Mr. Worth his duty as a parish clergyman was evidently a necessity to such a bishop.
    • 1889, Reginald Garton Wilberforce, Life of Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford and Winchester, page 152:
      [] and give a judgment against not only Denison, but the Church’s doctrine; and that, it having once been given, we shall not get it reversed; and that the Church of England will seem to be committed to Low doctrine, which []
  13. (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.

    the low northern latitudes

  14. (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.

    The note was too low for her to sing.

    Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.

  15. Quiet; soft; not loud.

    They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.

    Why would you want to play heavy metal at such a low volume?

    • 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

      Speak low if you speak love.

  16. (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
  17. (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

    a low card

  18. (now rare) Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple. [from 17th c.]
    • 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt 2008, p. 173:
      The Physicians ordered a low diet, and cooling ptisans in great abundance.
  19. (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

    low gear

Synonyms[edit]
  • (in a position comparatively close to the ground): nether, underslung
  • (small in height): short, small
  • (depressed): blue, depressed, down, miserable, sad, unhappy, gloomy
  • (not high in an amount): reduced, devalued, low-level
  • (of a pitch, suggesting a lower frequency): low-pitched, deep, flat
  • (of a loudness, suggesting a lower amplitude): low-toned, soft
  • (despicable thing to do): immoral, abject, scummy, scurvy
Antonyms[edit]
  • (in a position comparatively close to the ground): high
  • (small in length): tall
Derived terms[edit]
  • down low
  • high and low
  • High and Low Bishopside
  • low back merger
  • Low Bentham
  • low blow
  • low bono
  • low bridge
  • low C
  • low camp
  • Low Church
  • low comedy
  • Low Countries
  • low decile
  • low definition
  • Low Dutch
  • Low Fell
  • low five
  • low Fowler’s
  • low gear
  • Low German
  • Low Hill
  • low island
  • low key
  • Low Latin
  • low line
  • low loader
  • Low Moor
  • low profile
  • low relief
  • low road
  • Low Saxon
  • low season
  • low side
  • Low Street
  • Low Sunday
  • low technology
  • low tide
  • Low Town
  • Low Valleyfield
  • low water
  • low-alcohol
  • low-altitude
  • low-brow, lowbrow
  • low-budget
  • low-calorie
  • low-carb
  • low-ceilinged
  • low-context
  • low-cost
  • low-density
  • low-doc loan
  • low-dose CT scanning
  • low-down, lowdown
  • low-emission
  • low-end
  • low-fat
  • low-fidelity
  • low-floor
  • low-frequency
  • low-grade
  • low-heeled
  • low-impact
  • low-income
  • low-level
  • low-lived
  • low-maintenance
  • low-minded
  • low-necked
  • low-paid
  • low-pitched
  • low-power
  • low-powered
  • low-pressure
  • low-rent
  • low-rise
  • low-risk
  • low-sided
  • low-slope roof
  • low-speed
  • low-spirited
  • low-studded
  • low-sulphur, low-sulfur
  • low-tar
  • low-temperature
  • low-tension
  • low-thoughted
  • low-value
  • low-velocity
  • low-yield
  • lowball
  • lowboy
  • lowbush
  • lower
  • lowest of the low
  • Lowgill, Low Gill
  • lowish
  • lowland
  • lowlife, low-life, low life
  • lowlight
  • lowling
  • lowly
  • lowness
  • lowpass
  • lowth
  • Thirkleby High and Low with Osgodby
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  • below
Translations[edit]

in a position comparatively close to the ground

  • Albanian: i ulët (sq)
  • Arabic: مُنْخَفِض(munḵafiḍ)
    Egyptian Arabic: واطي(wāṭi)
  • Armenian: ցածր (hy) (cʿacr)
  • Azerbaijani: alçaq (az), aşağı (az)
  • Bashkir: түбән (tübän), тәпәш (täpäş)
  • Belarusian: ні́зкі (be) (nízki)
  • Bengali: নিম্ন (nimno)
  • Bulgarian: ни́сък (bg) (nísǎk)
  • Burmese: နိမ့်သေ (nim.se)
  • Catalan: baix (ca)
  • Cebuano: ubos
  • Chamicuro: c̈hijtawa
  • Chechen: лоха (loxa)
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese:  (yue) (dai1)
    Dungan: ди (di)
    Mandarin:  (zh) ()
  • Czech: nízký (cs)
  • Danish: lav (da)
  • Dutch: laag (nl), lage (nl)
  • Esperanto: malalta
  • Estonian: madal (et)
  • Evenki: нэптэкун (nəptəkun)
  • Extremaduran: bahu
  • Faroese: lágur
  • Finnish: matala (fi), alhainen (fi)
  • French: bas (fr)
  • Galician: baixo (gl)
  • Georgian: დაბალი (dabali)
  • German: niedrig (de)
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 (hauns)
  • Greek: χαμηλός (el) (chamilós)
    Ancient: ταπεινός (tapeinós), χθαμαλός (khthamalós)
  • Guaraní: karape (gn)
  • Hebrew: נָמוּךְ (he) (namúkh)
  • Hindi: नीचा (hi) (nīcā)
  • Hungarian: alacsony (hu)
  • Icelandic: lágur (is)
  • Ido: basa (io)
  • Ingush: лохе (loxe)
  • Interlingua: basse
  • Irish: íseal
  • Italian: basso (it)
  • Japanese: 低い (ja) (ひくい, hikui)
  • Kabuverdianu: baxu, bóxe
  • Kazakh: аласа (kk) (alasa)
  • Khmer: ទាប (km) (tiəp)
  • Korean: 낮다 (ko) (natda)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: نزم (ckb) (nizm)
    Northern Kurdish: nizm (ku)
  • Kyrgyz: аласа (ky) (alasa), жапыз (ky) (japız)
  • Lak: лагьну (lahnu)
  • Lao: ຕ່ຳ (tam)
  • Latgalian: zams m
  • Latin: humilis
  • Latvian: zems
  • Lithuanian: žemas (lt)
  • Lombard: bass (lmo)
  • Macedonian: низок (nizok)
  • Malay: rendah (ms)
  • Manchu: ᡶᡝᠴᡠᡥᡠᠨ (fecuhun)
  • Maranao: mababa’
  • Nanai: нэктэ
  • Neapolitan: vascio
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: lav (no)
    Nynorsk: låg
  • Occitan: bas (oc)
  • Old English: niþerlīċ
  • Persian: پست (fa) (past)
  • Plautdietsch: läach
  • Polish: niski (pl)
  • Portuguese: baixo (pt)
  • Rohingya: niso
  • Romanian: jos (ro)
  • Russian: ни́зкий (ru) (nízkij)
  • Sanskrit: अधर (sa) (adhara), नीचै (nīcai)
  • Scottish Gaelic: ìosal, ìseal
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: низак
    Roman: nizak (sh)
  • Sicilian: vasciu (scn)
  • Slovak: nízky
  • Slovene: nizek (sl)
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: niski
  • Southern Altai: јабыс (ǰabïs)
  • Spanish: bajo (es)
  • Swedish: låg (sv)
  • Tagalog: mababa
  • Tajik: паст (tg) (past)
  • Thai: ต่ำ (th) (dtàm)
  • Turkish: alçak (tr)
  • Turkmen: alçak (tk)
  • Ukrainian: низьки́й (nyzʹkýj)
  • Urdu: نیچا(nīcā)
  • Uyghur: پەس(pes)
  • Uzbek: past (uz), boʻyi
  • Vietnamese: thấp (vi)
  • Welsh: isel (cy)
  • Yiddish: נידעריק(niderik)

small in height

  • Armenian: ցածրահասակ (hy) (cʿacrahasak)
  • Bashkir: тәпәш (täpäş)
  • Bulgarian: нисък (bg) (nisǎk)
  • Burmese: နိမ့် (my) (nim.)
  • Catalan: baix (ca)
  • Chamicuro: c̈hijtawa
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin:  (zh) (ǎi)
  • Czech: nízký (cs) m
  • Danish: lav (da)
  • Finnish: matala (fi)
  • French: bas (fr)
  • Galician: baixo (gl)
  • Greek: κοντός (el) (kontós)
  • Irish: íseal
  • Italian: basso (it)
  • Kabuverdianu: baxu, bóxe
  • Khmer: ទាប (km) (tiəp)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: نزم (ckb) (nizm)
    Northern Kurdish: nizm (ku)
  • Latin: humilis
  • Latvian: zems
  • Old Portuguese: baixo
  • Persian: کوتاه (fa) (kutâh)
  • Portuguese: baixo (pt)
  • Russian: ни́зкий (ru) (nízkij), невысо́кий (ru) (nevysókij)
  • Scottish Gaelic: ìosal, ìseal
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: низак
    Roman: nizak (sh)
  • Swedish: kort (sv), låg (sv)
  • Turkish: alçak (tr)

depressed, sad

  • Azerbaijani: tutqun (az), məyus (az), kədərli
  • Bulgarian: унил (bg) (unil)
  • Danish: nede
  • Finnish: alakuloinen (fi)
  • French: déprimé (fr)
  • German: niedergeschlagen (de)
  • Greek: στα κάτω μου (sta káto mou), κατηφής (el) (katifís)
  • Khmer: ព្រួយ (km) (pruəy)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: bêmad
  • Russian: пода́вленный (ru) (podávlennyj)
  • Spanish: decaído (es), cabizbajo (es), abatido (es), de capa caída
  • Swedish: nere (sv)

of pitch

  • Bulgarian: нисък (bg) (nisǎk)
  • Dutch: laag (nl), diep (nl)
  • Finnish: matala (fi)
  • French: grave (fr)
  • German: tief (de)
  • Japanese: 低音 (ja) (ていおん, teion)
  • Maori: mārū
  • Russian: басистый (ru) (basistiy), низкочастотный (ru) (nizkochastotniy)

despicable

  • Azerbaijani: alçaq (az)
  • Finnish: alhainen (fi), ala-arvoinen (fi)
  • French: bas (fr), petit (fr), abject (fr)
  • German: gemein (de), niederträchtig (de)
  • Greek: ποταπός (el) (potapós)
    Ancient: ταπεινός (tapeinós)
  • Japanese: 最低 (ja) (saitei)
  • Khmer: គួរឲ្យស្អប់ (kuə aoy s’ɑp)
  • Latvian: zemisks, zems
  • Portuguese: baixo (pt), vil (pt)
  • Russian: ни́зкий (ru) (nízkij), по́длый (ru) (pódlyj)
  • Sanskrit: अधर (sa) (adhara)
  • Spanish: bajo (es)

designed for the slowest speed

  • Finnish: pieni (fi) (of gears)

phonetics: articulated with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate

  • Finnish: ala- (fi)
  • Russian: открытый (ru) (otkritiy)

Noun[edit]

low (plural lows)

  1. A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).

    You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.

    Economic growth has hit a new low.

    Unemployment has reached a ten-year low.
    • 2020 December 2, Anthony Lambert, “Reimagining Railway Stations”, in Rail, page 38:

      During the 1960s and 1970s, when both the quality of architecture and the appreciation of historic buildings reached an all-time low, British Railways was notorious for replacing good station buildings and canopies with little more than bus shelters, usually in conjunction with de-staffing.

    • 2022 November 4, Fiona Harvey, “UN chief warns ‘we will be doomed’ without historic climate pact”, in The Guardian[2]:

      He also called for the US and China to rebuild their fractured relationship, which has plunged to new lows this year, but which Guterres said was “crucial” to climate action.

    1. The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
      Today’s low was 32 °F.
  2. A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
    He is in a low right now.   the highs and lows of bipolar disorder
  3. (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
    A deep low is centred over the British Isles.
  4. The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
    Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.
  5. (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
  6. (slang, usually accompanied by «the») A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
    He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low.
Derived terms[edit]
  • Aleutian Low
  • all-time low
  • Arctic low
  • cold low
  • cold-core low
  • Genoa low
  • heat low
  • hybrid low
  • Icelandic Low
  • Kona low
  • logic low
  • polar low
  • thermal low
  • upper-level low
  • wake low
  • warm-core low
Translations[edit]

Adverb[edit]

low (comparative lower, superlative lowest)

  1. Close to the ground.
  2. Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
    • c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:

      Can sing both high and low.

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

    to speak low

    • 1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “Eleanore”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, [], →OCLC, page 31:

      [T]he amorous, odorous wind, / Breathes low between the sunset and the moon, []

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

    He sold his wheat low.

  5. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
    • 2014 October 21, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years – sport afforded no protection against his tragic fallibilities: Bladerunner’s punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry [print version: No room for sentimentality in this tragedy, 13 September 2014, p. S22]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport)[3]:

      But ever since the concept of «hamartia» recurred through Aristotle’s Poetics, in an attempt to describe man’s ingrained iniquity, our impulse has been to identify a telling defect in those brought suddenly and dramatically low.

  6. In a time approaching our own.
  7. (astronomy) 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.
Derived terms[edit]
  • high and low
  • lay low
  • lie low
  • low-born, lowborn
  • low-bred, lowbred
  • low-cut
  • low-enriched uranium
  • low-flying
  • low-hanging
  • low-lying
  • low-pitched
  • low-priced
  • low-ranking
  • low-rider
  • low-riding
  • low-slung
  • run low
  • see-low
Translations[edit]

close to the ground

  • Bulgarian: ниско (bg) (nisko)
  • Catalan: baix (ca)
  • Finnish: matala (fi)
  • German: tief (de)
  • Greek: χαμηλά (el) (chamilá)
  • Latvian: zemu, zemi
  • Navajo: wóyah
  • Portuguese: baixo (pt)
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: nisko
  • Spanish: bajo (es)

Verb[edit]

low (third-person singular simple present lows, present participle lowing, simple past and past participle lowed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lower; to make low.
    • 1654 (edition of 1762), Andrew Gray, The Works of […] Andrew Gray [Edited by R. Trail and J. Stirling], page 112:
      I shall only say this, that all the other graces must low the sail to faith, and so it is faith must carry us through, being that last triumphing grace, []
    • 1661 (edition of 1885), Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: […] Vanity of Dogmatizing, page 85:
      Now to use these as Hypotheseis, as himself in his Word, is pleas’d to low himself to our capacities, is allowable:
    • 1790, Andrew Shirrefs, Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, page 219:
      The merry fowks that were the ben, / By this time ‘gan to low their strain
    • 1807, James Ruickbie, The Way-side Cottager; […] Miscellaneous Poems, page 178:
      She was quite free of bad inventions, / But was a bitch o high pretenfions, / For the grit folk o’ a dimensions, / Ran for her breed; / Dog-officers may low their pensions, / Since Venie’s dead, ‘Twas past the art o’man to cure her, / []
    • 1899 May 6, Shetland News:
      Dat ‘ill be somtin’ ta hise an’ low wi’ a ütterly breeze.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English lough, from Old English hlōh, first and third person singular preterite of hliehhan (to laugh). More at laugh.

Verb[edit]

low

  1. (obsolete) simple past of laugh.

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle English lowen (to low), from Old English hlōwan (to low, bellow, roar), from Proto-Germanic *hlōaną (to call, shout), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (to call).

Cognate with Dutch loeien (to low), Middle High German lüejen (to roar), dialectal Swedish lumma (to roar), Latin calō (I call), Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō), Latin clāmō (I shout, claim). More at claim.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ləʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /loʊ/
  • Homophones: lo, Lowe
  • Rhymes: -əʊ

Verb[edit]

low (third-person singular simple present lows, present participle lowing, simple past and past participle lowed)

  1. (intransitive) To moo.

    The cattle were lowing.

    • 1726, Jonathan Swift, “The Lamentations of Glumdalclitch for the Loss of Grildrig”, in Gulliver’s Travels, A Voyage to Brobdingnag:

      In peals of thunder now she roars—and now / She gently whimpers like a lowing cow

    • 1869 May, Anthony Trollope, “The Honourable Mr. Glascock”, in He Knew He Was Right, volume I, London: Strahan and Company, [], →OCLC, page 107:

      It would have been a great privilege to be the mistress of an old time-honoured mansion, to call oaks and elms her own, to know that acres of gardens were submitted to her caprices, to look at herds of cows and oxen, and be aware that they lowed on her own pastures.

Translations[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

From Middle English lowe, loghe, from Old Norse logi (fire, flame, sword), from Proto-Germanic *lugô (flame, blaze), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (light).

Cognate with Icelandic logi (flame), Swedish låga (flame), Danish lue (flame), German Lohe (blaze, flames), North Frisian leag (fire, flame), Old English līeġ (fire, flame, lightning). More at leye, light.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • lowe

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ləʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /loʊ/

Noun[edit]

low (plural lows)

  1. (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
    • 1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. [], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), Edinburgh: [] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, []; and Archibald Constable and Co., [], →OCLC, page 85:

      She was, as one of them expressed himself, in a light low (bright flame) when they observed a king’s ship, with her colours up, heave in sight from behind the cape. The guns of the burning vessel discharged themselves []

    • 1843, John Wilson, The Noctes Ambrosianœ of «Blackwood»., page 478:
      A boy fell aff his chair a’ in a low, for the discharge had set him on fire []
Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

low (third-person singular simple present lows, present participle lowing, simple past and past participle lowed)

  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect) To burn; to blaze.
    • 1724 (edition of 1788), Allan Ramsay, The Tea-Table Miscellany, page 23:
      Driest wood will eithest low,
    • 1785, Burns, Robert, The Jolly Beggars:

      They scarcely left to co’er their fuds, / To quench their lowan drouth.

    • 1870, Edward Peacock, Ralf Skirlaugh, the Lincolnshire Squire: A Novel, page 197:
      [] in every crevice; and each individual brick shone and “lowed” with the intense heat. “As I am a Christian man,” thought he, “this is verily the mouth of the pit; and I am lost — lost for ever, for —”
    • 1894, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, The Raiders, page 82:
      Sand, striking a light with his flint and steel, and transferring the flame when it lowed up to the bowl of his tiny elf’s pipe, so small that it just let in the top of his little finger as he settled the tobacco in it as it began to burn.
    • 1895, Robert Louis Stevenson, Works, page 382:
      The next I saw, James parried a thrust so nearly that I thought him killed; and it lowed up in my mind that this was the girl’s father, and in a manner almost my own, and I drew and ran in to sever them.

Etymology 5[edit]

From Old English hlāw, hlǣw (burial mound), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz. Obsolete by the 19th century, survives in toponymy as -low.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • lawe

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ləʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /loʊ/
  • Homophones: lo, Lowe
  • Rhymes: -əʊ

Noun[edit]

low (plural lows)

  1. (archaic or obsolete) Barrow, mound, tumulus.
    • 1686, Robert Plot, The natural history of Staffordshire:

      A barrow or Low, such as were usually cast up over the bodies of eminent Captains.

  2. (Scottish dialectal, archaic) A hill.
    • 1847, Mary Howitt, Ballads and other poems:

      And some they brought the brown lint-seed, and flung it down from the Low.

Anagrams[edit]

  • OWL, WoL, owl

Chinese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English low.

Pronunciation[edit]

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Adjective[edit]

low

  1. (slang) Of low stature; uncivilized; uncouth.
    low的行為low的行为  ―  hěn low de xíngwèi  ―  highly uncivilized behavior

Manx[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English allow.

Verb[edit]

low (verbal noun lowal, past participle lowit)

  1. to allow, permit
  2. to justify

Antonyms[edit]

  • (allow, permit): meelow, neulow

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[ləʊ]

noun существительное

множественное число (plural):

lows.

Синонимы:

low-level,

min,

minimum.

  1. минимум

    low maintenance
    минимум технического обслуживания

  2. низкий уровень

adjective прилагательное

сравнительная степень (comparative):

lower.

превосходная степень (superlative):

lowest.

Синонимы:

little,

associate,

base,

bass,

bland,

cadet,

cheap,

cranky,

deep,

deficiency,

deficient,

delicate,

dim,

elusive,

faint.

  1. низкий

  2. невысокий

    low speed
    малая скорость

  3. слабый

  4. недостаточный

    low access
    недостаточный доступ

  5. низменный

  6. наименьший

  7. младший

  8. самый низкий

  9. малоэтажный

  10. низенький

Анаграммы

Слова, состоящие из тех же букв, что и low:

owl.

Частота употребления

Кол-во употреблений low на 1 миллион слов: 168.

Примеры предложений

They were speaking in a low voice.
Они говорили тихо.

His low salary prevents him from buying the house.
Его низкая зарплата не позволяет ему купить дом.

Lots of low trees grow on the hill.
Множество низких деревьев растут на холме.

At low temperatures, water turns to ice.
При низких температурах вода превращается в лёд.

The yen is still low against the dollar.
Курс иены по-прежнему низкий по отношению к доллару.

I would never have guessed that you could buy butter for such a low price.
Ни за что бы не подумал, что масло можно купить по такой низкой цене.

I have a low threshold for pain.
У меня низкий болевой порог.

This desk is a little low for me.
Этот письменный стол для меня низковат.

This chair is too low for me.
Этот стул для меня слишком низкий.

Mary has low self-esteem.
У Мэри низкая самооценка.

Tom has low self-esteem.
У Тома низкая самооценка.

The ceiling is very low in this room.
В этой комнате очень низкий потолок.

The singer has a very low voice.
У этого певца очень низкий голос.

Tom gave a low moan.
Том испустил слабый стон.

I feel very low today.
Я сегодня чувствую себя очень подавленным.

I have a low opinion of Tom.
Я о Томе невысокого мнения.

Tom holds Mary in low esteem.
Том невысокого мнения о Мэри.

Japan has a very low crime rate.
В Японии очень низкий уровень преступности.

I have a low opinion of her.
Я о ней невысокого мнения.

I’m very low on change right now.
У меня с собой почти нет мелочи.

About noon the sky darkened, a breeze sprang up, and a low rumble announced the approaching storm.
Около полудня небо потемнело, поднялся ветер, и низкий рокот грома возвестил надвигающийся шторм.

I bought this coat at a low price.
Я купил это пальто по невысокой цене.

If you’re low on money, this one will be on me.
Если у тебя сейчас не очень с деньгами, в этот раз заплачу я.

Keep a low profile.
Держись в тени.

Prices went to amazingly low levels.
Цены достигли невероятно низкого уровня.

He is always complaining about his low salary.
Он всегда жалуется на свою низкую зарплату.

They complained about their low wages.
Они жаловались на свою маленькую зарплату.

She suffers from low blood pressure.
Она страдает от низкого кровяного давления.

People with low self-esteem tend to interpret everything in a negative way.
Люди с низкой самооценкой склонны всё интерпретировать в негативном ключе.

Why do so many people suffer from low self-esteem?
Почему так много людей страдает от заниженной самооценки?

Table of Contents

  1. Is low a verb or noun?
  2. What type of word is low?
  3. What part of speech is low?
  4. Is the word low an adjective or adverb?
  5. What kind of adjective is low?
  6. What is the root word for low?
  7. What is the meaning of low low?
  8. What is low explain?
  9. What is the full form of low?
  10. What is low in science?
  11. What rank is the Philippines in mathematics?
  12. What does PISA stand for?
  13. What is the Philippines rank in education?
  14. What is the most hated subject in the Philippines?
  15. Is Pakistan richer than Philippines?
  16. How long can an Indian stay in Philippines?
  17. How Much Does Indian visa cost?
  18. Are Filipinos from India?
  19. Is Philippines cheap for Indian?
  20. Do Indians need visa for Philippines?
  21. Is there a flight from India to Philippines?
  22. Is the Philippines safe?
  23. What is the most dangerous place in the Philippines?
  24. What should I avoid in the Philippines?
  25. What is the most dangerous volcano in the Philippines?
  26. What is the noun form of low?
  27. Is lower a verb or adjective?
  28. What is the adjective of low?
  29. What is the compound adjective of low?
  30. What does mean low?
  31. Is low quality hyphenated?
  32. Who used in a sentence?
  33. What word is a sentence?
  34. What’s the difference between which and that?
  35. Is or was in a sentence?
  36. What has been or have been?
  37. Have worked or had worked?
  38. Has been used in sentence?
  39. What is the meaning of have not been?

low (noun) low (verb) low–carb (adjective)

What type of word is low?

adjective, low·er, low·est. situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property.

What part of speech is low?

low adverb (NOT HIGH)

Is the word low an adjective or adverb?

low adjective, adverb [-er/-est only] (SMALLER THAN USUAL) They have the lowest food prices in town.

What kind of adjective is low?

low spirits: It was unlike her to be in such low spirits….low ​Definitions and Synonyms ​‌‌‌

adjective low
superlative lowest

What is the root word for low?

1300. low (n.2) “hill, small eminence,” obsolete except in place names, from Old English hlaw “hill, mound,” especially “barrow,” a noun related to hleonian “to lean,” from PIE root *klei- “to lean.” Compare Latin clivus “hill,” Greek klitys “side of a hill,” from the same PIE root. low (n.3)

What is the meaning of low low?

(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : slower than ordinary low gear and thereby adapted to heavy loads or steep grades a low-low gear. 2 of tide : lower than the normal low. low-low.

What is low explain?

The definition of low is something with little height, emotionally depressed, below the surface level, quiet or deep in pitch. An example of low is fog resting on the ground. An example of low is someone feeling sad. An example of low is speaking quietly. An example of low is a deep voice.

What is the full form of low?

LOW

Acronym Definition
LOW Launch on Warning
LOW Loners on Wheels (single people RV club)
LOW Liquid Observation Well
LOW Lockout of Working (SONET)

What is low in science?

(Science: astronomy) 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; as, the moon runs low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.

What rank is the Philippines in mathematics?

297

What does PISA stand for?

Program for International Student Assessment

What is the Philippines rank in education?

The Philippines has 2 universities in the overall Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The highest-ranking university in The Philippines is University of the Philippines, which is ranked at number 401–500….Top universities in The Philippines.

University Rank*
De La Salle University 1001+

What is the most hated subject in the Philippines?

Math is normally considered as the most difficult subject in the country’s Basic Education Curriculum (BEC). In Grade 1, pupils start hating it as teachers utilize rote memorization to teach addition and multiplication.

Is Pakistan richer than Philippines?

Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $5,400 as of 2017, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2017.

How long can an Indian stay in Philippines?

Yes, Indian citizens entering Philippines for tourism purposes must apply for a tourist visa. These visas are valid for a 14 day entry to Philippines. This stay can be further extended for a period of 7 days.

How Much Does Indian visa cost?

India Visa Fees: The Detailed Information

Indian Visa Types India Visa Fee Visa Validity
e-Tourist Visa 30 Days $25 30 Days – Double Entry
e-Tourist Visa 1 Year $40 365 Days – Multiple Entry
e-Business Visa $80 365 Days – Multiple Entry
e-Conference Visa $80 30 Days – Single Entry

Are Filipinos from India?

Indian Filipinos are Filipinos of Indian descent who have historical connections with and have established themselves in what is now the Philippines.

Is Philippines cheap for Indian?

India is 38.3% cheaper than Philippines.

Do Indians need visa for Philippines?

Indian nationals holding a regular passport, regardless of length of stay in the Philippines, require a visa to enter the Philippines. Indian nationals holding a diplomatic or official passport who intends to be in the Philippines for no more than 30 days need not apply for a Philippine visa.

Is there a flight from India to Philippines?

A Trip to Philippines No airlines flying direct from India to Philippines.

Is the Philippines safe?

Reconsider travel to the Philippines due to COVID-19. Additionally, exercise increased caution due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and kidnapping. Read the entire Travel Advisory.

What is the most dangerous place in the Philippines?

Cities with the highest crime volume

Rank City Total no. of crimes (2018)
1 Quezon City 41,152
2 City of Manila 21,386
3 Cebu City 12,130

What should I avoid in the Philippines?

A: When traveling to the Philippines, here are some of the things you should avoid:

  • Don’t insult the country or its people.
  • Don’t disrespect your elders.
  • Don’t use first names to address someone older.
  • Don’t show much of your valuable things in public.
  • Don’t get offended too easily.
  • Don’t go without prior research.

What is the most dangerous volcano in the Philippines?

The volcanoes of the Philippines rank as the most deadly and costly in the world: about 13% of its historic eruptions have caused fatalities, most notably at Taal and Mayon, and 22% of its eruptions caused significant damage.

What is the noun form of low?

low. Something that is low; a low point. A depressed mood or situation. (meteorology) An area of low pressure; a depression.

Is lower a verb or adjective?

lower verb [T] (MOVE) to move something into a low position: They lowered the coffin into the grave.

What is the adjective of low?

adjective. /loʊ/ (lower, lowest) not high/tall. not high or tall; not far above the ground a low wall/building/table a low range of hills low clouds flying at low altitude The sun was low in the sky.

What is the compound adjective of low?

When using high or low (or other adjectives) as part of a compound adjective before a noun, a hyphen should be inserted between high or low and the word that it modifies. Some examples of compound adjectives using high and low are high-level/low-level, high-income/low-income, and high-impact/low-impact.

What does mean low?

The definition of low is something with little height, emotionally depressed, below the surface level, quiet or deep in pitch. An example of low is fog resting on the ground. An example of low is someone feeling sad. With a deep pitch. Sang low.

Is low quality hyphenated?

Compounds with well-, ill-, better-, best-, high-, little-, lesser-, low-, etc., are hyphenated when they precede the noun unless the expression carries a modifier: well-known man; he is well known; high-quality work; very high quality work.

Who used in a sentence?

If he knew who Alex really was, he probably knew more than Alex did. Who do we call? I don’t know who he is! ” Who are they?” asked the boy.

What word is a sentence?

What sentence example

  • What time is it? 600. 197.
  • What is an earthquake? 348. 175.
  • What time are we going to leave tomorrow? 304. 138.
  • What could he do about it but lose more sleep? 226. 119.
  • What was that supposed to mean? 179. Advertisement.
  • What did she eat today?
  • That’s what I say.
  • What in the world is this?

What’s the difference between which and that?

“That” is used to indicate a specific object, item, person, condition, etc., while “which” is used to add information to objects, items, people, situations, etc. Because “which” indicates a non-restrictive (optional) clause, it is usually set off by commas before “which” and at the end of the clause.

Is or was in a sentence?

‘ We use is in the present tense whereas we use was in the past tense. More specifically, we use is in present continuous tense as in the sentence ‘He is eating food. ‘ On the other hand,the verb was is used in past continuous tense as in the sentence ‘The bird was flying to its nest.

What has been or have been?

Both of these words are used in the present perfect continuous tense, however differ in tense. ‘Has been’ is more commonly used to third person tense, while ‘have been’ can be used for both first person and second person. It can also be used as a plural form for third person.

Have worked or had worked?

Simple past ‘worked’ is the natural choice, though you can also say ‘had worked’. Also, the present perfect is not just a past action before a present one: it’s one where the results of the past action continue to be relevant in the present.

Has been used in sentence?

“He has been very erratic lately,” she agreed. One of our chefs has been working to make some since the message came in.

What is the meaning of have not been?

“Have not been started yet”, using persent perfect in passive voice, is useful when you emphasize the present state of things connected to the past (the courses were announced in the past, but not started yet at present), and imply that someone should actively start the courses.

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adjective, low·er, low·est.

situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.

of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property.

not far above the horizon, as a planet: The moon was low in the sky.

lying or being below the general level: low ground.

designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, especially near the sea: low countries.

bending or passing far downward; deep: a low bow.

(of a garment) low-necked; décolleté: The dress she wore was fashionably low.

rising but slightly from a surface: a low relief on a frieze.

of less than average or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream: The river is low this time of year.

near the first of a series: a low number.

ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement: a low income bracket.

indicating the bottom or the point farthest down: the low point in his creative life.

lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak: to feel low and listless.

providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet.

of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.: low visibility; a generator with a low output.

indicated or represented by a low number: A low latitude is one relatively near the equator.

soft: subdued; not loud: a low murmur.

Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch.

assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like: a low estimate of a new book.

containing a relatively small amount: a diet low in starches.

nearing depletion; not adequately supplied: low on funds; Our stock of towels is low.

depressed or dejected: low spirits.

far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble: of low birth.

of inferior quality or character: a low grade of fabric; a low type of intellect.

lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression.

mean, base, or disreputable: low tricks; low companions.

coarse or vulgar: entertainment of a low sort.

Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant’s belt.

Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization.

Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue, as the vowels of hat, hut, hot, ought, etc.Compare high (def. 23).

Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft moves at the lowest speed with relation to the speed of the engine crankshaft, used especially for temporarily overcoming the weight or inertia of the vehicle; first: low gear.

Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing the plate at a level below that of the batter’s knees: a low curve.

Cards. having less value than other cards: a low card.

Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): low-carbon steel.

Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles and practices.

adverb, low·er, low·est.

in or to a low position, point, degree, etc.: The raiders crouched low in the bushes.

near the ground, floor, or base; not aloft: The plane flew low.

in or to a humble or abject state: Some live low while others live high. She swore she would bring him low.

in or to a condition of depletion, prostration, or death: The gas in the tank is running low.

at comparatively small cost; cheaply: to buy something low and sell it high.

at or to a low pitch, volume, intensity, etc.: to turn the radio low; lights turned down low.

Archaic. far down in time; late.

noun

something that is low, as ground or prices: numerous marshy lows in the forest; the recent low in the stock market.

Automotive. low gear; first gear.

Cards.

  1. the lowest trump card.
  2. a card of small value, or of lower value than other cards.
  3. the lowest score in a game.
  4. a player having such a score.

a point of deepest decline, vulgarity, etc.: a new low in tastelessness.

Slang. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided.

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Idioms about low

    lay low,

    1. to overpower or kill; defeat: to lay one’s attackers low.
    2. to knock down; make prostrate.
    3. Informal. to lie low.

    lie low,

    1. to conceal oneself: He had to lie low for a while.
    2. to do nothing until the right opportunity develops; bide one’s time: Until the dispute is settled, you would do best to lie low.

Origin of low

1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English lou(e), loh(e) (adjective and noun), earlier lāh, from Old Norse lāgr (adjective) “low, low down”; cognate with Old Frisian lēge, lēch, Dutch laag, Old High German laege; akin to lie2

synonym study for low

OTHER WORDS FROM low

lowish, adjectivelowness, nouno·ver·low·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH low

low , lowly

Words nearby low

Love your enemies, loving, loving cup, lovingest, loving-kindness, low, low-alcohol, lowan, low-angle shot, Low Archipelago, lowball

Other definitions for low (2 of 4)


verb (used without object), lowed, low·ing.

to utter the deep, low sound characteristic of cattle; moo.

verb (used with object), lowed, low·ing.

to utter by or as by lowing.

noun

the act or the sound of lowing: the low of a distant herd.

Origin of low

2

First recorded before 1000; Middle English lowen, Old English hlōwan; cognate with Dutch loeien, Old High German hluoen, Old Saxon hlōian; akin to Old Norse Hlōi a proper name (literally, “bellower, shouter”), Latin clāmāre “to call out”

Other definitions for low (3 of 4)


verb (used without object), lowed, low·ing.British Dialect.

(of a person) to feel strong emotions; glow with excitement.

Origin of low

3

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse loga “to flame,” log “a flame,” akin to German lohen (verb), Lohe (noun), Latin lūcēre (verb), lūx (noun) “light”; see also light1

Other definitions for low (4 of 4)


noun

David, 1891–1963, English political cartoonist, born in New Zealand.

Juliette, 1860–1927, founder of Girl Scouts in the U.S.

Seth, 1850–1916, U.S. political reformer, educator, and politician.

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Words related to low

below, depressed, flat, little, small, cheap, deficient, inadequate, insignificant, meager, moderate, modest, nominal, paltry, poor, reasonable, sparse, rough, bad, down

How to use low in a sentence

  • Rice cakes, while low in fat, are also low in most other nutrients and may have less fiber than similar snacking options like crackers.

  • The decision partially upheld a lower-court decision to remove Walker from the ballot, but it reversed that court’s decision to keep Hawkins on.

  • At low temperatures, most atoms align, magnetizing the material.

  • The Commerce Department defines Opportunity Zones as low-income census tracts “where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment.”

  • It also says it will keep rates low until inflation averages 2% over an unspecified period.

  • The pulps brought new readers to serious fiction, making it less intimidating with alluring art and low prices.

  • Fleshy breasts taunted him from low bikini tops, and fleshy thighs sloped from bikini bottoms.

  • “He has to really stay on the down low, he has to make sure that he blends in,” Ney told the Beast.

  • Like him, they identified the Airbus A320 as an airplane extremely well fitted to low cost airline operations in Asia.

  • Malaysian-based entrepreneur Tony Fernandes has turned AirAsia into the most successful low cost airline in southeast Asia.

  • In their shelter, Brion and Ulv crouched low and wondered why the attack didn’t come.

  • It is low in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and many functional nervous disorders.

  • The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.

  • In pneumonia chlorids are constantly very low, and in some cases are absent entirely.

  • Suddenly she stopped laughing, and said in a low voice, «You don’t happen to have a beefsteak about you, do you?»

British Dictionary definitions for low (1 of 3)


adjective

having a relatively small distance from base to top; not tall or higha low hill; a low building

  1. situated at a relatively short distance above the ground, sea level, the horizon, or other reference positionlow cloud
  2. (in combination)low-lying
  1. involving or containing a relatively small amount of somethinga low supply
  2. (in combination)low-pressure
  1. having little value or quality
  2. (in combination)low-grade

of less than the usual or expected height, depth, or degreelow temperature

  1. (of numbers) small
  2. (of measurements) expressed in small numbers

unfavourablea low opinion

not advanced in evolutiona low form of plant life

deepa low obeisance

coarse or vulgara low conversation

  1. inferior in culture or status
  2. (in combination)low-class

in a physically or mentally depressed or weakened state

designed so as to reveal the wearer’s neck and part of the bosoma low neckline

with a hushed tone; quiet or softa low whisper

of relatively small price or monetary valuelow cost

music relating to or characterized by a relatively low pitch

(of latitudes) situated not far north or south of the equator

having little or no money

abject or servile

phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a vowel whose articulation is produced by moving the back of the tongue away from the soft palate or the blade away from the hard palate, such as for the a in English fatherCompare high (def. 22)

(of a gear) providing a relatively low forward speed for a given engine speed

(usually capital) of or relating to the Low Church

adverb

in a low position, level, degree, intensity, etcto bring someone low

at a low pitch; deepto sing low

at a low price; cheaplyto buy low

lay low

  1. to cause to fall by a blow
  2. to overcome, defeat or destroy

lie low

  1. to keep or be concealed or quiet
  2. to wait for a favourable opportunity

noun

a low position, level, or degreean all-time low

an area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, esp a depression

electronics the voltage level in a logic circuit corresponding to logical zeroCompare high (def. 40)

Derived forms of low

lowness, noun

Word Origin for low

C12 lāh, from Old Norse lāgr; related to Old Frisian lēch low, Dutch laag

British Dictionary definitions for low (2 of 3)


noun Also: lowing

the sound uttered by cattle; moo

verb

to make or express by a low or moo

Word Origin for low

Old English hlōwan; related to Dutch loeien, Old Saxon hlōian

British Dictionary definitions for low (3 of 3)


noun

Sir David. 1891–1963, British political cartoonist, born in New Zealand: created Colonel BlimpSee blimp 2

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Other Idioms and Phrases with low


In addition to the idioms beginning with low

  • low blow
  • low boiling point
  • low man on the totem pole
  • low profile

also see:

  • at a low ebb
  • (low) boiling point
  • high and low
  • keep a low profile
  • lay someone low
  • lie low

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Other forms: lowest; lowing; lowed; lows

When you travel through a low tunnel, you might be tempted to duck your head. Something that’s low is short or shallow.

Things that are less than usual can be described with the adjective low. You might be low on gas in your car, for example, or wake up with a low amount of energy. A low ceiling can be dangerous for a very tall person, and a low voice can barely be heard. You can also talk about a gloomy mood as being low. And when cows moo, whether they’re feeling low or not, you can cay that they low.

Definitions of low

  1. adjective

    less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

    low prices”

    “the reservoir is
    low

    Synonyms:

    debased, degraded, devalued

    lowered in value

    depressed, down

    lower than previously

    low-level

    not intense

    reduced, rock-bottom

    well below normal (especially in price)

    inferior

    of or characteristic of low rank or importance

  2. adjective

    very low in volume

    “a
    low murmur”

    “the
    low-toned murmur of the surf”

    synonyms:

    low-toned

    soft

    (of sound) relatively low in volume

  3. adjective

    used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

    synonyms:

    low-pitched

    alto, contralto

    of or being the lowest female voice

    baritone

    lower in range than tenor and higher than bass

    bass, deep

    having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

    contrabass, double-bass

    pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range

    throaty

    sounding as if pronounced low in the throat

    see moresee less

    Antonyms:

    high, high-pitched

    used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

    adenoidal, nasal, pinched

    sounding as if the nose were pinched

    altissimo

    very high

    alto

    (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group

    alto, countertenor

    of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor

    falsetto

    artificially high; above the normal voice range

    peaky, spiky

    having or as if having especially high-pitched spots

    piercing, sharp, shrill

    having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

    screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing

    having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

    soprano, treble

    having or denoting a high range

    sopranino

    higher in range than soprano

    tenor

    of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice

    tenor

    (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass

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  4. adjective

    literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension

    low ceilings”

    low clouds”

    low hills”

    “the sun is
    low

    low furniture”

    “a
    low bow”

    Synonyms:

    deep

    with head or back bent low

    flat-growing, ground-hugging, low-growing

    of plants that grow relatively low to the ground

    low-altitude, low-level

    occurring at a relatively low altitude

    low-lying

    having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level

    low-set, lowset

    lower than average

    nether, under

    located below or beneath something else

    squat, underslung

    having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

    inferior

    of or characteristic of low rank or importance

    little, short

    low in stature; not tall

    down

    being or moving lower in position or less in some value

  5. noun

    a low level or position or degree

    “the stock market fell to a new
    low

  6. noun

    an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

    “a
    low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow”

    synonyms:

    depression

  7. noun

    the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

  8. adverb

    in a low position; near the ground

  9. adjective

    low or inferior in station or quality

    synonyms:

    humble, lowly, modest, small

    inferior

    of or characteristic of low rank or importance

  10. adjective

    unrefined in character

    low comedy”

    Synonyms:

    unrefined

    (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth

  11. adjective

    of the most contemptible kind

    “a
    low stunt to pull”

    “a
    low-down sneak”

    synonyms:

    abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy

    contemptible, misbegotten

    deserving of contempt or scorn

  12. adjective

    filled with melancholy and despondency

  13. adjective

    subdued or brought low in condition or status

    “brought
    low

    synonyms:

    broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated

    humble

    marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful

  14. adjective

    no longer sufficient

    “supplies are
    low

    synonyms:

    depleted

    deficient, insufficient

    of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

  15. verb

    make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

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