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- pronunciation:
- lo
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
lower, lowest |
| definition 1: |
When something is low, it is close to the ground or to the bottom of something. It is not high.
When we walked through the woods, the low branches knocked off my dad's hat.The shelf was low enough for my little sister to reach the glass things, so my grandmother moved them.- synonyms:
- short
- antonyms:
- high
- similar words:
- inferior, lower, shallow, small
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| definition 2: |
When something is low, it is below the usual level. If the water in the lake is low, it means that the level of the water is below what it usually is.
My mom said the price of winter coats was low now, so she's going to buy one for me.- similar words:
- lower
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| definition 3: |
When you are feeling low, you feel sad or weak.
Charles is recovering from the flu, but he is still feeling a little low.Dark, rainy days make people feel low sometimes.- synonyms:
- blue, depressed, down, unhappy
- similar words:
- gloomy, sad
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| definition 4: |
When sounds are low, they are not loud.
The librarian asked us to keep our voices low in the library.- synonyms:
- soft
- antonyms:
- loud
- similar words:
- faint, quiet, small
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| definition 5: |
If someone's grades are low, it means that their grades are below average.
Ethan used to get low grades on his tests, but now he has gotten better at studying and usually gets high grades.- synonyms:
- inferior
- similar words:
- common, mean
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| definition 6: |
When something is low, there is not much of it left. If the gas in the car is low, it means that the gas is almost used up.
Our milk is low, so we should buy more when we go to the store.- synonyms:
- reduced
- similar words:
- decreased, exhausted
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| definition 7: |
If a note in music is low, it is deep in pitch. For example, the notes that men sing are often low, or they are lower than the notes that women usually sing. Some sounds are low too, like the sound of a big cat's purr or the sound that a big frog makes.
You can play some very low notes on a tuba.The sound of the big drum is much lower than the sound of the small drums. |
| related words: |
cheap, flat, short, weak |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
lower, lowest |
| definition 1: |
When birds fly low, they fly close to the ground.
It's fun to see the airplanes flying low as we drive near the airport.- synonyms:
- down
- antonyms:
- high
- similar words:
- deep
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| definition 2: |
If you speak low, it means that you speak quietly or softly.
The music at the restaurant played low, so we all could hear each other well.Naomi was whispering so low that I couldn't hear her.- synonyms:
- quietly, softly
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| definition 3: |
If you sing low, you sing at a deep pitch.
My mom sings high and my dad sings low. |
| related words: |
flat |
| derivation: |
lowness (n.) |
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