lower B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈloʊ.ɚ/ UK /ˈləʊ.ə/ See IPA manual Freq #1950 Meanings 1 verb To reduce the amount, level, or strength of something. The shop lowered its prices to attract more customers. 2 verb To move something down to a lower position. They slowly lowered the bucket into the well. 3 adj Located below something else, or nearer the bottom. Her office is on one of the lower floors of the building. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to reduce the amount,... reduceturn down 2 verb · to move something down to a... bring down More becomedropfalllessenshrink ↔ Opposites higherupper Word family Forms loweredlowers Derived forms lower-caselower-classlower-downlower-mediumlowerablelowerarchyloweratorlowercaselowererlowermostlowerylurk Common collocations lower one's voice Verb + noun lower court Adjective + noun lower jaw Adjective + noun lower bound Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From low + -er (comparative suffix). Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lower **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈloʊ.ɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈləʊ.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 1950 ## Meanings 1. To reduce the amount, level, or strength of something. 2. To move something down to a lower position. 3. Located below something else, or nearer the bottom. ## Examples - The shop lowered its prices to attract more customers. - They slowly lowered the bucket into the well. - Her office is on one of the lower floors of the building. ## Synonyms - become - drop - fall - lessen - reduce - shrink ## Antonyms - higher - upper ## Derived Forms - lower-case - lower-class - lower-down - lower-medium - lowerable - lowerarchy - lowerator - lowercase - lowerer - lowermost - lowery - lurk ## Etymology From low + -er (comparative suffix). ## AI Etymology Lower comes from low + -er (comparative suffix). In present-day English its meanings include to reduce the amount, level, or strength of something, to move something down to a lower position, and located below something else, or nearer the bottom. Related and derived forms include lower-case, lower-class, and lower-down. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown