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- Dictionarylow·er/ˈlōər/
adjective
- 1. less high in position: "the lower levels of the building" Similar Opposite
- 2. situated on less high land or toward the sea: "the union of Upper and Lower Egypt"
adverb
- 1. in or into a lower position: "the sun sank lower"
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LOWER definition: 1. to move something into a low position: 2. to reduce something: 3. to make something worse than…. Learn more.
1. : to look sullen : frown. 2. : to be or become dark, gloomy, and threatening. an overcast sky lowered over the village. lower. 2 of 4. noun. variants or less commonly lour. : frown. lower. 3 of 4. adjective. low· er ˈlō-ər. 1. : relatively low in position, rank, or order.
verb (used with object) to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag. Synonyms: depress, drop. to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. Synonyms: lessen, diminish, decrease. Antonyms: increase, raise.
lower. Other forms: lowered; lowering; lowers. To lower is to move something downward. When you go to sleep at night, you lower your head onto your pillow (unless you are a horse; in that case, you don't lower anything and sleep standing up).
You can use lower to refer to people or things that are less important than similar people or things. Already the awards are causing resentment in the lower ranks of council officers. The nation's highest court reversed the lower court's decision. The higher orders of society must rule the lower.
1. Below another in rank, position, or authority. 2. Physically situated below a similar or comparable thing: a lower shelf. 3. Lower Geology & Archaeology Relating to or being an earlier or older division of the period named. 4.
Jun 25, 2024 · lower (third-person singular simple present lowers, present participle lowering, simple past and past participle lowered) ( transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down. lower a bucket into a well. to lower a sail of a boat.
LOWER definition: 1. being the bottom part of something: 2. to move something to a low position: 3. to reduce the…. Learn more.
lower meaning, definition, what is lower: below something else, especially below s...: Learn more.
Lower Definition. To let or put down. Lower the window sash. To scowl or frown. To lower prices. To appear dark and threatening. To weaken or lessen. A disease that lowers one's resistance to further infection. A lower berth, as in a Pullman car.
