lower

B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈloʊ.ɚ/ UK /ˈləʊ.ə/ See IPA manual

verb adj 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 become drop fall lessen shrink

Opposites

higher upper

Word family

Forms loweredlowers

Derived forms lower-caselower-classlower-downlower-mediumlowerablelowerarchyloweratorlowercaselowererlowermostlowerylurk

Common collocations

Etymology

From low + -er (comparative suffix).

Topics

Space, Position & Direction

# 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

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