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Definition of the lower in English English dictionary
lower: (lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity
lower: To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret
lower: Alternative spelling of lour
lower: To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose
lower: To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail of a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag
Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love Down to a silent grave. Alfred Tennyson.
lower: To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors
lower: To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc
lower: To make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
lower: Comparative form of low: more low
lower: {n} cloudiness, gloominess
lower: {v} to bring low, lessen, reduce, sink
lower: {v} to be cloudy, to frown
Lower: inferior
lower: To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun
lower: To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath ones dignity
lower: Compar
lower: {s} below another; situated below; of an earlier time period (Geology); less advanced or developed (Biology); of the larger and more representative house in a legislature that has two legislative chambers
lower: You can use lower to refer to the bottom part of something. Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back. fires which started in the lower part of a tower block. upper
lower: To frown; to look sullen
lower: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
lower: A frowning; sullenness
lower: If someone lowers their head or eyes, they look downwards, for example because they are sad or embarrassed. She lowered her head and brushed past photographers as she went back inside She lowered her gaze to the hands in her lap. raise
lower: cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
lower: To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride
lower: To move a window to the bottom of the window stack on the workspace
lower: To bring down; to humble; as, to lower ones pride
lower: If you lower something, you move it slowly downwards. Two reporters had to help lower the coffin into the grave Sokolowski lowered himself into the black leather chair `No movies of me getting out of the pool, boys.' They dutifully lowered their cameras. + lowering low·er·ing the extinguishing of the Olympic flame and the lowering of the flag
lower: {i} dark threatening look; frown
lower: If you lower your voice or if your voice lowers, you speak more quietly. The man moved closer, lowering his voice His voice lowers confidentially. see also low. Lower Avon Lower California Lower Canada
lower: To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag
lower: less height or a smaller number -- "The earthquake lowered the historical landmark by four meters " (185)
lower: the bottom one of two; "he chose the lower number"
lower: If you say that you would not lower yourself by doing something, you mean that you would not behave in a way that would make you or other people respect you less. Don't lower yourself, don't be the way they are I've got no qualms about lowering myself to Lemmer's level to get what I want
lower: To move a window to the bottom of the window stack in the workspace
lower: To make less elevated as to object; as, to lower ones ambition, aspirations, or hopes
lower: ANY Lower limit for SELSEL
lower: The value of the heat of combustion of a fuel as measured by allowing all products of combustion to remain in the gaseous state This method of measure does not take into account the heat energy put into the vaporization of water (heat of vaporization)
lower: To reduce in value, amount, etc
lower: To decrease in value, amount, etc
lower: To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest
lower: as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc
lower: look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
lower: the lower of two berths
lower: Lower numbers are farther to the left on the number line
lower: set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" the bottom one of two; "he chose the lower number
lower: IRSEDs less than or equal to 925
lower: of Low, a
lower: If you lower something, you make it less in amount, degree, value, or quality. The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent + lowering low·er·ing a package of social measures which included the lowering of the retirement age
lower: To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower ones vitality; to lower distilled liquors
lower: comparative of low
lower: to decrease (a price, tax rate, interest rate, etc )
lower: of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors
lower: To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
lower: {f} decrease, turn down; lessen; let down; diminish; drop, become lower or less; humiliate, degrade; be dark and threatening (sky, etc.); frown, scowl
lower: (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"
lower: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
lower: of the underworld; "nether regions"
lower: You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things. She bit her lower lip. the lower deck of the bus The upper layer of felt should overlap the lower. the lower of the two holes. upper
lower: the bottom one of two; "he chose the lower number
lower: To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc
lower: A window menu selection used to send a window to the bottom of the window stack, making it the most concealed window on the screen
lower: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
lower: 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. higher
lower: set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
lower: Cloudiness; gloominess

the lower

Hyphenation

the Low·er

Turkish pronunciation

dhi lōır

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜē ˈlōər/ /ðiː ˈloʊɜr/

Etymology

[ before consonants usually ] (definite article.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English thE, masc. demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration of sE; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article; more at THAT.