lower

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to reduce the amount,... reduceturn down

2 verb · to move something down to a... bring down

More become drop fall lessen shrink

Opposites

higher upper

Word family

Forms loweredlowers

Derived forms lower-caselower-classlower-downlower-mediumlowerablelowerarchyloweratorlowercaselowererlowermostlowerylurk

Appears in

Phrases (4)

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lower one's voice
speak more quietly

Verb + noun
lower court
a court of law at a less senior level, below an appeals court

Adjective + noun
lower jaw
the movable jaw below the upper teeth

Adjective + noun
lower bound
a number no greater than any member of a specified set

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From low + -er (comparative suffix).

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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