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low, depressionnoun
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
«a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow»
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Low, David Low, Sir David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Lownoun
British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
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lownoun
a low level or position or degree
«the stock market fell to a new low»
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first gear, first, low gear, lowadjective
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
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lowadjective
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
«low prices»; «the reservoir is low»
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lowadjective
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»
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low, low-tonedadjective
very low in volume
«a low murmur»; «the low-toned murmur of the surf»
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lowadjective
unrefined in character
«low comedy»
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low, low-pitchedadjective
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
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abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvyadjective
of the most contemptible kind
«abject cowardice»; «a low stunt to pull»; «a low-down sneak»; «his miserable treatment of his family»; «You miserable skunk!»; «a scummy rabble»; «a scurvy trick»
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humble, low, lowly, modest, smalladjective
low or inferior in station or quality
«a humble cottage»; «a lowly parish priest»; «a modest man of the people»; «small beginnings»
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depleted, lowadjective
no longer sufficient
«supplies are low»; «our funds are depleted»
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broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, lowadjective
subdued or brought low in condition or status
«brought low»; «a broken man»; «his broken spirit»
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gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spiritedverb
filled with melancholy and despondency
«gloomy at the thought of what he had to face»; «gloomy predictions»; «a gloomy silence»; «took a grim view of the economy»; «the darkening mood»; «lonely and blue in a strange city»; «depressed by the loss of his job»; «a dispirited and resigned expression on her face»; «downcast after his defeat»; «feeling discouraged and downhearted»
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moo, lowadverb
make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
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lowadverb
in a low position; near the ground
«the branches hung low»
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Lowadjective
1. Not high.2. Not rising far upwards.
It became a spreading vine of low stature.
Ezek. xvii. 6.3. Not elevated in situation.
O mighty Cæsar! do’st thou lye so low?
Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils,
Shrunk to this little measure?
William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.Whatsoever is washed away from them is carried down into the lower grounds, and into the sea, and nothing is brought back.
Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.4. Descending far downwards; deep.5. Not deep; not swelling high; shallow: used of water.
As two men were walking by the sea-side at low water, they saw an oyster, and they both pointed at it together.
Roger L’Estrange.It is low ebb sure with his accuser, when such peccadillo’s are put in to swell the charge.
Francis Atterbury.6. Not of high price: as, corn is low.7. Not loud; not noisy.
As when in open air we blow,
The breath, though strain’d, sounds flat and low:
But if a trumpet take the blast,
It lifts it high, and makes it last.
Edmund Waller.The theatre is so well contrived, that, from the very deep of the stage, the lowest sound may be heard distinctly to the farthest part of the audience; and yet, if you raise your voice as high as you please, there is nothing like an echo to cause confusion.
Joseph Addison, on Italy.8. In latitudes near to the line.
They take their course either high to the north, or low to the south.
George Abbot, Descript. of the World.9. Not rising to so great a sum as some other accumulation of particulars.
Who can imagine, that in sixteen or seventeen hundred years time, taking the lower chronology, that the earth had then stood, mankind should be propagated no farther than Judæa.
Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.10. Late in time: as, the lower empire.11. Dejected; depressed.
To be worst,
The lowest, most dejected, thing of fortune,
Stands still in esperance.
William Shakespeare.His spirits are so low his voice is drown’d,
He hears as from afar, or in a swoon,
Like the deaf murmur of a distant sound.
Dryden.Though he before had gall and rage,
Which death or conquest must asswage;
He grows dispirited and low,
He hates the fight, and shuns the foe.
Matthew Prior.12. Impotent; subdued.
To keep them all quiet, he must keep them in greater awe and less splendor; which power he will use to keep them as low as he pleases, and at no more cost than makes for his own pleasure.
John Graunt, Bills of Mortality.13. Not elevated in rank or station; abject.
He wooes both high and low, both rich and poor.
William Shakespeare.Try in men of low and mean education, who have never elevated their thoughts above the spade.
John Locke.14. Dishonourable; betokening meanness of mind: as, low tricks.15. Not sublime; not exalted in thought or diction.
He has not so many thoughts that are low and vulgar, but, at the same time, has not so many thoughts that are sublime and noble.
Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 279.In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest wits of the heathen world are low and dull.
Henry Felton, on the Classicks.16. Reduced; in poor circumstances; as, I am low in the world.
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Lowadverb
1. Not aloft; not at a high price; meanly: it is chiefly used in composition.
Proud of their numbers and secure in soul,
The confident and over-lusty French:
Do the low-rated English play at dice?
William Shakespeare, Hen. V.This is the prettiest low-born lass, that ever
Ran the greensord; nothing she does or seems,
But smacks of something greater than herself,
Too noble for this place.
William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.There under Ebon shades and low-brow’d rocks,
As ragged as thy locks,
In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell.
John Milton.My eyes no object met
But low-hung clouds, that dipt themselves in rain,
To shake their fleeces on the earth again.
Dryden.No luxury found room
In low-rooft houses, and bare walls of lome.
Dryden.Vast yellow offsprings are the German’s pride;
But hotter climates narrower frames obtain,
And low-built bodies are the growth of Spain.
Thomas Creech.Whenever I am turned out, my lodge descends upon a low-spirited creeping family.
Jonathan Swift.We wand’ring go through dreary wastes,
Where round some mould’ring tow’r pale ivy creeps,
And low-brow’d rocks hang nodding o’er the deeps.
Alexander Pope.Corruption, like a general flood,
Shall deluge all; and av’rice creeping on,
Spread like a low-born mist, and blot the sun.
Alexander Pope.2. In times near our own.
In that part of the world which was first inhabited, even as low down as Abraham’s time, they wandered with their flocks and herds.
John Locke.3. With a depression of the voice.
Lucia, speak low, he is retir’d to rest.
Joseph Addison, Cato.4. In a state of subjection.
How comes it that, having been once so low brought, and thoroughly subjected, they afterwards lifted up themselves so strongly again.
Edmund Spenser, on Ireland. -
To Lowverb
To sink; to make low. Probably misprinted for lower.
Etymology: from the adjective.
The value of guineas was lowed from one-and-twenty shillings and sixpence to one-and-twenty shillings.
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To Lowverb
To bellow as a cow.
Etymology: hloran , Saxon.
Doth the wild ass bray when he has grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
Job vi. 5.The maids of Argos, who, with frantick cries,
And imitated lowings, fill’d the skies.
Wentworth Dillon.Fair Io grac’d his shield, but Io now,
With horns exalted stands, and seems to low.
Dryden.Had he been born some simple shepherd’s heir,
The lowing herd, or fleecy sheep his care.
Matthew Prior.
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Low
strong imp. of Laugh
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Lowverb
to make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo
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Lownoun
the calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals
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Lownoun
a hill; a mound; a grave
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Lownoun
fire; a flame; a light
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Lowverb
to burn; to blaze
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Low
occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight
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Low
not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence
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Low
near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o’clock in winter, and six in summer
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Low
sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide
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Low
beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages
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Low
not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound
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Low
depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note
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Low
made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate; as, / (/m), / (all). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 10, 11
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Low
near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes
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Low
numerically small; as, a low number
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Low
wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits
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Low
depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes
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Low
mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem
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Low
not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a low comparison
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Low
submissive; humble
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Low
deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness
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Low
moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever
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Low
smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate
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Low
not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet
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Lownoun
the lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn
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Lowadverb
in a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground
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Lowadverb
under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he sold his wheat low
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Lowadverb
in a low mean condition; humbly; meanly
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Lowadverb
in time approaching our own
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Lowadverb
with a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low
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Lowadverb
with a low musical pitch or tone
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Lowadverb
in subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice
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Lowadverb
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
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Lowverb
to depress; to lower
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Etymology: [OE. lowen, AS. hlwan; akin to D. loeijen, OHG. hljan, hluojan.]
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Low
Low is an American indie rock group from Duluth, Minnesota, formed in 1993. As of 2010, the group is composed of founding members Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, joined by newer addition Steve Garrington.
The music of Low is characterized by slow tempos and minimalist arrangements. Early descriptions sometimes referred to it as rock subgenre called «slowcore». However, Low’s members ultimately disapproved of the term.
Parker and Sparhawk’s striking vocal harmonies represent perhaps the group’s most distinctive element; critic Denise Sullivan writes that their shared vocals are «as chilling as anything Gram and Emmylou ever conspired on—though that’s not to say it’s country-tinged, just straight from the heart.»
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Low
lō, v.i. to make the loud noise of oxen: to bellow.—n. the bellow of oxen.—n. Low′ing, the bellowing of cattle. [A.S. hlówan; Dut. loeijen; imit.]
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Low
lō, adj. (comp. Low′er; superl. Low′est) lying in an inferior place or position: not high: deep: shallow: small: moderate: cheap: dejected: mean: plain: in poor circumstances: humble.—adv. not aloft: cheaply: meanly: in subjection, poverty, or disgrace: in times near our own: not loudly: (astron.) near the equator.—adj. Low′-born, of mean birth.—ns. Low′-church, a party within the Church of England minimising sacerdotal claims, ecclesiastical constitutions, ordinances, and forms, holding evangelical views of theology:—opp. to High-church; Low′-church′ism; Low′-church′man.—v.t. Low′er, to bring low: to depress: to degrade: to diminish.—v.i. to fall: to sink: to grow less.—adjs. Low′er-case (print.), kept in a lower case, denoting small letters as distinguished from capitals; Low′er-class, pertaining to persons of the humbler ranks.—n. Low′ering, the act of bringing low or reducing.—adj. letting down: sinking: degrading.—adj. Low′ermost, lowest.—ns. Low′land, land low with respect to higher land; Low′lander, a native of lowlands; Low′-life, humble life; Low′lihead, Low′lihood, a lowly or humble state; Low′liness.—adjs. Low′-lived, vulgar: shabby; Low′ly, of a low or humble mind: not high: meek: modest; Low′-mind′ed, moved by base or gross motives: vulgar; Low′-necked, cut low in the neck and away from the shoulders, décolleté.—n. Low′ness.—adjs. Low′-press′ure, employing or exerting a low degree of pressure (viz. less than 50 lb. to the sq. inch), said of steam and steam-engines; Low′-spir′ited, having the spirits low or cast down: not lively: sad.—n. Low′-spir′itedness.—adj. Low′-thought′ed, having the thoughts directed to low pursuits.—n. Low′-wa′ter, the lowest point of the tide at ebb.—Low Latin, a term often applied loosely to the Latin spoken and written after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as during the Middle Ages; Low Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter, so called in contrast to the great festival whose octave it ends; Low wines, the weak spirit produced from the first distillation of substances containing alcohol.—Lie low, to keep quiet or hidden. [Ice. lágr, Dut. laag, low; allied to A.S. licgan, to lie.]
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Low
low, n. (Scot.) a flame.—v.i. to blaze.—n. Low′-bell, a bell used in fowling by night, in connection with a light, to frighten birds into a net. [Ice. logi; cf. Dan. lue, Ger. lohe.]
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low
An old term for a small hill or eminence.
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LOW
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Low is ranked #2979 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Low surname appeared 12,032 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Low.
61.7% or 7,432 total occurrences were White.
28.8% or 3,468 total occurrences were Asian.
4.3% or 519 total occurrences were of two or more races.
3% or 365 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 205 total occurrences were Black.
0.3% or 43 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Rank popularity for the word ‘low’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #605
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Rank popularity for the word ‘low’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #881
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Rank popularity for the word ‘low’ in Adjectives Frequency: #28
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of low in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
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Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of low in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of low in a Sentence
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Edin Omanovic:
There’s often a low-tech solution to these problems, with quarantine, sometimes the best thing is just to go and have a look.
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Gladys Kavuma:
But I doubt prices will ever improve. They will simply come up with another reason to keep prices low.
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Donald Trump:
China is adding great stimulus to its economy while at the same time keeping interest rates low.
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Melanie St. Jean:
As far as overall value, I would not invest in this bag, although the price is fairly low, there are other bags that would be more advantageous for travel.
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Joseph Klipple/Getty Images:
So, for every one of us, we may have a different reason why we feel low, depressed, anxious… a lot of these things, if you really are unhappy, we do need to be able to tender ourselves and go to a doctor. Don’t be embarrassed. Mental health is real… we never [should] be ashamed to say, ‘I’m feeling sad.’.
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Translations for low
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- منخفضArabic
- alçaqAzerbaijani
- нізкіBelarusian
- нисъкBulgarian
- baixCatalan, Valencian
- nízkýCzech
- lav, nedeDanish
- gemein, niederträchtig, niedrig, niedergeschlagen, Tiefdruckgebiet, Tief, leiseGerman
- ποταπός, κατηφής, κοντός, χαμηλός, [[στα]] [[κάτω]] [[μου]], χαμηλό, πρώτη, ναδίρ, χαμηλάGreek
- malaltaEsperanto
- cabizbajo, de capa caída, abatido, bajo, decaídoSpanish
- madalEstonian
- کوتاه, پستPersian
- alhainen, alakuloinen, ala-arvoinen, matalaFinnish
- lágurFaroese
- faible, abject, bas, petit, première, basse pression, dépressionFrench
- ísealIrish
- ìosal, ìsealScottish Gaelic
- karapeGuaraní
- नीचाHindi
- alacsonyHungarian
- ցածրահասակ, ցածրArmenian
- basseInterlingua
- basaIdo
- lágþrýstisvæðiIcelandic
- bassoItalian
- 最低, 低いJapanese
- დაბალიGeorgian
- аласаKazakh
- ទាប, គួរឲ្យស្អប់, ព្រួយ, ថោកKhmer
- 낮다Korean
- nizm, نزم, bêmadKurdish
- bassusLatin
- ຕ່ຳLao
- žemasLithuanian
- zems, zemisks, zemu, zemiLatvian
- низокMacedonian
- lage, laag, lagedrukgebied, depressieDutch
- lav, lågtrykksområdeNorwegian
- niskiPolish
- baixo, vilPortuguese
- josRomanian
- низкий, подлый, подавленныйRussian
- नीचैSanskrit
- низак, nizakSerbo-Croatian
- nízkySlovak
- nizekSlovene
- låg, nere, kortSwedish
- ต่ำThai
- alçakTurkmen
- alçak, düşükTurkish
- низькийUkrainian
- نیچاUrdu
- thấpVietnamese
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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
Мои примеры
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
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@dbb and @laurel have explained things perfectly, I only wish to complement and expand on their excellent answers.
Upper belongs to a category of English comparatives that are either losing or have lost their comparative meaning and are mainly used as positive. Excluding old and elder, the next six examples also have more than one superlative.
upper (adj.)
c. 1300, originally comparative of up (adj.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch upper, Dutch opper, Low German upper, Norwegian yppare.Source: Etymonline
inner, outer, utter, and upper
POSITIVE. COMPARATIVE. SUPERLATIVE.
old older oldest
– elder eldest
_ former foremost, first
in (adverb) inner inmost, innermost
out (adverb) outer outmost, outermost
– utter utmost, uttermost
up (adverb) upper upmost, uppermost
low lower lowest, lowermost
Digging deeper, I found the following excerpt, edition 1865, which observes that upper is used differently from most comparative adjectives. Note that neither lower nor higher are included in this list.
Obs 4 – It may be remarked of the comparatives former and latter or hinder, upper and under or nether, inner and outer or utter after and hither; as well as of the Latin superior and inferior, anterior and posterior, interior and exterior, prior and ulterior, senior and junior, major and minor; that they cannot, like other comparatives, be construed with the conjunction than, introducing the latter term of comparison; for we never say “one thing is former, superior, etc., THAN an other”
Higher is not always the opposite of lower.
We can talk about the lower site and the upper site of an institution. In the UK, lower school will cater to children between the ages of 4 and 9, middle school from 9 to 11, while the Upper school will educate students between the ages of 11 and 18. (Wikipedia)
In medicine, we talk about the upper limb; the arm, forearm and hand, and the lower limb; thigh, leg and foot. In anatomy, «upper» refers to the POSITION above another part (i.e., superior), “my upper lip is sore”, while lower refers to the position below another part (i.e.inferior) “his lower lip was swollen”. If humans possessed four lips, we could say (I’m not saying we do) the lip positioned above all the others uppermost, whilst the bottom lip would be the lowermost (lowest).
Up and Down
You turn up the volume to hear better. (turn up =increase)
You turn down the sound when the neighbours complain. (turn down =decrease)
You climb up a mountain in the morning
You climb down before it gets dark
You go up to town if you live outside the city
You go down to town (or downtown) if you live nearby. (But there’s some debate over its semantics)
In none of these instances is «up» or «down» an adjective. If I climb up something, it tells you in which direction I am climbing.
Cambridge Dictionary tells us
We use low for things which are not high, or which are close to the ground or to the bottom of something:
We have a sofa, two armchairs and a low table.
The wall is too low; we need to make it higher so the dog can’t get out.
Comparing low and high
Two mountain climbers are resting, they are at two different points. Mountaineer A is positioned at 2,000m while mountaineer B is at 2,500m.
- A is lower down.
- B is higher up.
Alternatively
- B is further up the mountain (i.e heading up or upwards)
She walked further up the hill.
But if the two were descending:
- A would be further down the mountain. (i.e heading down or downwards)
However, I should point out that the latter is more commonly used for horizontal distances, e.g.
further down the path
further down the stream
further down the line
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low 
low area 
low beam 
Low Church 
low clouds
low comedian 
low comedy 
Low Countries 
low explosive 
Low German
low mass 
low profile 
low relief 
low season 
Low Sunday
low technology 
Low Week
low-boiling 
low-browed 
low-density 
low-down 
low-duty 
low-flying 
low-freezing 
low-frequency