Download the app
educalingo
Search
'Hill Street,' because of the wacky nature of many of our characters, really allowed us to indulge a kind of cheek-to-jowl juxtaposition of high drama with very low humor.
Steven Bochco

Meaning of "low" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOW

Lāh, from Old Norse lāgr; related to Old Frisian lēch low, Dutch laag.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF LOW

low  [ləʊ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Low can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES LOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of low in the English dictionary

The first definition of low in the dictionary is having a relatively small distance from base to top; not tall or high. Other definition of low is situated at a relatively short distance above the ground, sea level, the horizon, or other reference position. Low is also involving or containing a relatively small amount of something.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOW

lovingness
Low Archipelago
low blow
low camp
Low Church
low comedian
low comedy
Low Countries
low explosive
low frequency
Low German
low heels
Low Latin
Low Mass
low profile
low relief
low season
Low Sunday
low tech
low technology

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOW

allow
arrow
below
blow
bow
cash flow
don´t know
fellow
flow
follow
grow
hollow
how
in a row
know
know-how
narrow
now
out of the window
overflow

Synonyms and antonyms of low in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «low» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of low
abject · bad · bargain · base · bass · bellow · blue · brassed off · cheap · cheesed off · coarse · common · contemptible · cowardly · crude · cut-price · dastardly · debilitated · deep · deficient · dejected · depleted · depraved · depressed · despicable · despondent · diminished · disgraceful · disheartened · dishonourable · dismal · disreputable · down · downcast · downhearted · dying · economical · exhausted · fed up · feeble · forlorn · frail · fubsy · gentle · gloomy · glum · gross · half-pie · hostile · humble · hushed · ignoble · ill · ill-bred · inadequate · inexpensive · inferior · inimical · insignificant · insufficient · limited · little · low-grade · low-lying · low-pitched · low-rent · lowborn · lowing · lowly · meagre · mean · measly · mediocre · meek · menial · miserable · moderate · modest · moo · moody · morose · muted · nadir · nasty · negative · obscene · obscure · ordinary · paltry · pathetic · peasant · plain · plebeian · poor · prostrate · puny · quiet · reasonable · reduced · reprehensible · resonant · rich · rock bottom · rough · rude · sad · scant · scanty · scarce · scurvy · second-rate · servile · shallow · shoddy · short · sick as a parrot · simple · sinking · small · soft · sonorous · sordid · sparse · squat · stricken · stunted · subdued · substandard · sunken · trifling · unambitious · unbecoming · undignified · unexceptional · unfavourable · unhappy · unpretentious · unprincipled · unrefined · unsatisfactory · unworthy · vile · vulgar · weak · worthless

Translation of «low» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF LOW

Find out the translation of low to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of low from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «low» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajo
570 millions of speakers

English

low
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُنْخَفِضٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

низкий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baixo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rendah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

niedrig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낮은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kurang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düşük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

basso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

низький
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαμηλός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lae
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

låg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lav
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of low

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW»

The term «low» is very widely used and occupies the 947 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
98
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «low» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of low
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «low».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «low» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «low» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about low

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «LOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word low.
1
Marion Barry
If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very very low crime rate.
2
Steven Bochco
'Hill Street,' because of the wacky nature of many of our characters, really allowed us to indulge a kind of cheek-to-jowl juxtaposition of high drama with very low humor.
3
Sylvia Browne
Everyone dreams, but not everybody remembers their dreams because some people go into delta; they go too low.
4
Michael Caine
My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.
5
Charles Stuart Calverley
I cannot sing the old songs now! It is not that I deem them low, 'Tis that I can't remember how They go.
6
Trudi Canavan
'The Magician's Apprentice' was about someone from the low end of society manifesting magical power and how that completely messes up the balance of the whole system.
7
Barbara Castle
If you've got unemployment, low pay, that was just too bad. But that was the system. That was the sort of economy and philosophy against which I was fighting in the 1930s.
8
Kim Cattrall
I've realized that the most important thing I can do to look good is just treat myself well, whether it's getting a nice, long massage or just lying low and not going out every single night.
9
Geraldine Chaplin
When I'm depressed and I feel low thinking that good movies are not made any more, then I put on his movies and I watch them. I laugh and I cry and I have great pleasure.
10
Michael Chertoff
Last year, New York got $200 million. This year, we're going to give them $124 million under this particular program. But last year was an artificially elevated number to make up from the very low grant the year before.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW»

Discover the use of low in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to low and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of Straight Black ...
Volatile yet vital, On the Down Low is sure to be one of the most talked-about books of the year. “A survey by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta found that nearly a quarter of black HIV-positive men who had sex with men consider ...
J.L. King, Karen Hunter, 2007
2
20 Warning Signs of Down Low Brothers
20 Warning Signs of Down Low Brothers is a self-help book dedicated to stop the spread of HIV among black women as it relates to secrets of bi-sexual men sexual behaviors.
Nubia, 2005
3
David Bowie's Low
"One day I blew my nose and half my brains came out.
Hugo Wilcken, 2005
4
Low-Temperature Physics
This book provides a concise but thorough introduction to important phenomena of low-temperature physics.
Christian Enss, Siegfried Hunklinger, 2005
5
Living the Low Carb Life: From Atkins to the Zone : Choosing ...
Explains the science behind low-carbohydrate dieting and offers information on how to pick a low-carb plan and customize it for individual metabolisms and lifestyles.
Jonny Bowden, 2004
6
1,001 Low-Carb Recipes: Hundreds of Delicious Recipes from ...
This tasty collection draws on the best 1,001 recipes from Dana Carpender’s bestselling books including 500 Low-Carb Recipes, 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes, 500 More Low-Carb Recipes, 200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes, The Low-Carb Barbeque ...
Dana Carpender, 2010
7
High-Low-Split Poker, Seven-Card Stud and Omaha ...
The third book in the "For Advanced Players" series.
Ray Zee, 1994
8
Foundations of Low Vision: Clinical and Functional Perspectives
Foundations of Low Vision: Clinical and Functional Perspectives, the ground-breaking text that highlighted the importance of focusing on the functional as well as the clinical implications of low vision, has been completely updated and ...
Anne Lesley Corn, Jane N. Erin, 2010
9
Low-angle Radar Land Clutter: Measurements and Empirical Models
In this unique book, Billingsley solves the problem of radar land clutter by showing the reader how to design and predict the performance of radars that operate in situations where echoes from the earth's surface interfere with radar target ...
J. Barrie Billingsley, 2002
10
Hand Book of Low Cost Housing
In Recent Years, There Is A Growing Emphasis On Low Cost Housing To Meet The Housing Requirements Of The Millions In The Country. This Book Makes An Attempt To Bring Various Issues Related To Low Cost Housing, Under One Umbrella, Viz.
A. K. Lal, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term low is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gold loses luster, falls to five-year low - USA Today
A yellow metal is bleeding red ink. Gold, considered a haven during tough times, stretched its losing skid to eight sessions and made a fresh, ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
How Low Can Gold And Silver Go? - Forbes
On Sunday afternoon, I published a viral piece called “Did A Major Gold And Silver Breakdown Just Begin?” in which I explained that gold and ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Mequon's Jordan Niebrugge finishes tied for 6th, low amateur at …
He won the silver medal as the low amateur and finished in a tie for sixth place, missing the playoff won by Zach Johnson by just four strokes. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
New York's Struggling 'Low-Income' Co-ops - WSJ
The century-old building had been turned over in 1990 to its low-income tenants for a payment of $250 each, as part of an effort to encourage ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Metra's ticket app leaves behind low-income and elderly riders …
"Metra is making progress, but when it comes to access for low-income people and seniors, what they are going to be offering is not likely to suit ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Hong Kong-based businessman, Jho Low, faces new fraud allegations
Controversial Hong Kong-based businessman Jho Low is facing a renewed barrage of accusations for allegedly trying to defraud a troubled ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
7
Commodity prices head for 13-year low - FT.com
Copper is close to a six-year low on concerns about rising supplies and weaker growth in China. Fears of a hard landing in China have been ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
Gold Collapses and Oil Hits 3-Month Low, No Longer a 'Risk' Trade …
The metal nearly 3.4 percent on the day Monday and as much as 5.5 percent through the session's low. This drop occurred through the ... «DailyFX, Jul 15»
9
Uber Cheaper, Faster Than Taxis in Low-Income Neighborhoods …
Among the many heated debates around on-demand ride-hailing services like Uber is whether they act as an antidote to the longstanding ... «Wired, Jul 15»
10
Lakers' 2015-16 roster has high number of questions, low expectations
The lumbering Hibbert can concentrate on blocking shots and working on his 44.6% accuracy from the field last season, perilously low for a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Low [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/low>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z