low


Definition: Meaning of, low in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ləʊ /

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low lower lowest
  1. small amount/level/value small, or smaller than usual, in amount, level, or value
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  2. small amount/level/value low in something having less than the usual amount of a substance or chemical
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  3. small amount/level/value in the low 20s/50s etc if a number, temperature, or level is in the low 20s, 30s etc, it is between 21 and 23, 31 and 33 etc
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  4. height having a top that is not far above the ground
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  5. height at a point that is not far above the ground or near the bottom of something
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  6. height below the usual height
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  7. standards/quality bad, or below an acceptable or usual level or quality [=  poor]
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  8. supply if you are low on something, or if your supply of something is low, there is not much of it left
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  9. sound a low voice or sound is quiet or deep
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  10. light a light that is low is not bright [=  dim]
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  11. heat if you cook something over a low heat or in a low OVEN, you cook it using only a small amount of heat
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  12. battery a BATTERY that is low does not have much power left in it
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  13. clothes a low dress, BLOUSE etc does not cover your neck and the top of your chest [↪  low-cut]
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  14. unhappy [not before noun] unhappy and without much hope for the future [=  depressed]
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Positive Comparative Superlative
low lower lowest
  1. in or to a low position or level
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  2. near the ground or the bottom of something
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  3. if you play or sing musical notes low, you play or sing them with deep notes
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  4. be brought low old-fashioned to become much less rich or important
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low lows
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  1. a low price, level, or value
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  2. a very difficult time in someone's personal or working life
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  3. the lowest point that the temperature reaches during a particular time
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  4. an area of low pressure in the air
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  5. the lowest of the low informal someone you think is completely unfair, cruel, immoral etc
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  6. the lowest of the low someone from a low social class - often used humorously
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
low lowed lowed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
lowing lows
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  1. if cattle low, they make a deep sound
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Low


Definition: Meaning of, Low in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ləʊ /

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  1. 1891-1963 born in New Zealand british political cartoonist who created the character Colonel Blimp
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Low used in phrases

  • David Low (noun)
    1. 1891-1963 born in New Zealand british political cartoonist who created the character Colonel Blimp
  • Low Archipelago (noun)
    1. a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia
  • Low Church (noun)
    1. the part of the Church of England that believes in the importance of faith and studying the BIBLE rather than in religious ceremonies
  • Low Countries (noun)
    1. the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands
  • Low Countries, the
    1. another name for the NETHERLANDS, a country in northwestern Europe, bordered by Belgium, Germany and the NORTH SEA . It is called the Low Countries because the land is mostly flat, and some parts are below SEA LEVEL .
  • Low German (noun)
    1. a German dialect spoken in northern Germany
  • Low Latin (noun)
    1. any dialect of Latin other than the classical
  • Low Mass (noun)
    1. a Mass recited without music
  • Low Sunday
    1. the Sunday following Easter
  • Middle Low German (noun)
    1. low German from 1100 to 1500
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