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lower
1[loh-er]
verb (used with object)
to cause to descend; let or put down.
to lower a flag.
to make lower in height or level.
to lower the water in a canal.
to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc.
to make less loud.
Please lower your voice.
Synonyms: softento bring down in rank or estimation; degrade; humble; abase (oneself), as by some sacrifice of self-respect or dignity.
His bad actions lowered him in my eyes.
Music., to make lower in pitch; flatten.
Phonetics., to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by increasing the distance of the tongue downward from the palate.
The vowel of “clerk” is lowered to (ä) in the British pronunciation.
verb (used without object)
to become lower, grow less, or diminish, as in amount, intensity, or degree.
The brook lowers in early summer. Stock prices rise and lower constantly.
to descend; sink.
the sun lowering in the west.
adjective
comparative of low.
of or relating to those portions of a river farthest from the source.
(often initial capital letter), noting an early division of a period, system, or the like.
the Lower Devonian.
noun
a denture for the lower jaw.
a lower berth.
lower
1/ ˈlaʊə /
verb
(esp of the sky, weather, etc) to be overcast, dark, and menacing
to scowl or frown
noun
a menacing scowl or appearance
lower
2/ ˈləʊə /
adjective
being below one or more other things
the lower shelf
the lower animals
reduced in amount or value
a lower price
maths (of a limit or bound) less than or equal to one or more numbers or variables
(sometimes capital) geology denoting the early part or division of a period, system, formation, etc
Lower Silurian
verb
(tr) to cause to become low or on a lower level; bring, put, or cause to move down
(tr) to reduce or bring down in estimation, dignity, value, etc
to lower oneself
to reduce or be reduced
to lower one's confidence
(tr) to make quieter
to lower the radio
(tr) to reduce the pitch of
(tr) phonetics to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue further away from the roof of the mouth
(intr) to diminish or become less
lower
Being an earlier division of the geological or archaeological period named.
Compare upper
Other Word Forms
- lowerable adjective
- loweringly adverb
- lowering adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lower1
Example Sentences
The move sparked some concern on social media, where one user described the delay as “a bad sign,” adding that the charge could lower assets on the company’s balance sheet.
The lower volumes combined with higher manufacturing and logistics costs to cut into Clorox’s gross margin.
Gross domestic product will be lower in the fourth quarter of this year than it would have been without the shutdown, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
The United States is also moving in that direction, at least at this moment in time, in a trend that could further lower our own worker-to-retiree ratio — which is currently about 2.7 to 1.
The researchers emphasized that advances in manufacturing technology and power generation have a far greater effect on lowering emissions than simply changing the raw material.
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