Meaning of "lower" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOWER

(Comparative of low1); C17 (vb).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LOWER

lower  [ˈləʊə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOWER

Lower is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

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

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lower in English.

WHAT DOES LOWER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lower

Lower may refer to: ▪ Lower Township, New Jersey ▪ Lower Receiver ▪ Lower Wick Gloucestershire, England...

Definition of lower in the English dictionary

The first definition of lower in the dictionary is being below one or more other things. Other definition of lower is reduced in amount or value. Lower is also less than or equal to one or more numbers or variables.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LOWER

PRESENT

Present

I lower

you lower

he/she/it lowers

we lower

you lower

they lower

Present continuous

I am lowering

you are lowering

he/she/it is lowering

we are lowering

you are lowering

they are lowering

Present perfect

I have lowered

you have lowered

he/she/it has lowered

we have lowered

you have lowered

they have lowered

Present perfect continuous

I have been lowering

you have been lowering

he/she/it has been lowering

we have been lowering

you have been lowering

they have been lowering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I lowered

you lowered

he/she/it lowered

we lowered

you lowered

they lowered

Past continuous

I was lowering

you were lowering

he/she/it was lowering

we were lowering

you were lowering

they were lowering

Past perfect

I had lowered

you had lowered

he/she/it had lowered

we had lowered

you had lowered

they had lowered

Past perfect continuous

I had been lowering

you had been lowering

he/she/it had been lowering

we had been lowering

you had been lowering

they had been lowering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will lower

you will lower

he/she/it will lower

we will lower

you will lower

they will lower

Future continuous

I will be lowering

you will be lowering

he/she/it will be lowering

we will be lowering

you will be lowering

they will be lowering

Future perfect

I will have lowered

you will have lowered

he/she/it will have lowered

we will have lowered

you will have lowered

they will have lowered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been lowering

you will have been lowering

he/she/it will have been lowering

we will have been lowering

you will have been lowering

they will have been lowering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would lower

you would lower

he/she/it would lower

we would lower

you would lower

they would lower

Conditional continuous

I would be lowering

you would be lowering

he/she/it would be lowering

we would be lowering

you would be lowering

they would be lowering

Conditional perfect

I would have lower

you would have lower

he/she/it would have lower

we would have lower

you would have lower

they would have lower

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been lowering

you would have been lowering

he/she/it would have been lowering

we would have been lowering

you would have been lowering

they would have been lowering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you lower
we let´s lower
you lower

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to lower

Past participle

lowered

Present Participle

lowering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «LOWER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lower» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of lower

abase · abate · abject · bad · bargain · base · bass · belittle · blacken · blue · brassed off · cheap · cheesed off · coarse · common · condescend · contemptible · cowardly · crude · curtail · cut · cut-price · darken · dastardly · debase · debilitated · decrease · deep · deficient · degrade · deign · dejected · demean · depleted · depraved · depress · depressed · despicable · despondent · devalue · diminish · diminished · disgrace · disgraceful · disheartened · dishonourable · dismal · disreputable · down · downcast · downgrade · downhearted · drop · dying · economical · exhausted · fed up · feeble · forlorn · frail · frown · fubsy · gentle · glare · gloomy · glower · glum · gross · half-pie · hostile · humble · humiliate · hush · hushed · ignoble · ill · ill-bred · inadequate · inexpensive · inferior · inimical · insignificant · insufficient · junior · lessen · lesser · let down · limited · little · look daggers · loom · low-grade · low-level · low-lying · low-pitched · low-rent · lowborn · lowly · meagre · mean · measly · mediocre · meek · menace · menial · minimize · minor · miserable · moderate · modest · moody · morose · muted · nadir · nasty · negative · obscene · obscure · ordinary · paltry · pathetic · peasant · plain · plebeian · poor · prostrate · prune · puny · quiet · quieten · reasonable · reduce · reduced · reprehensible · resonant · rich · rock bottom · rough · rude · sad · scant · scanty · scarce · scowl · scurvy · second-class · second-rate · secondary · servile · shallow · shoddy · short · sick as a parrot · simple · sink · sinking · slash · small · soft · soften · sonorous · sordid · sparse · squat · stricken · stunted · subdued · submerge · subordinate · substandard · sunken · take down · threaten · tone down · trifling · unambitious · unbecoming · under · undignified · unexceptional · unfavourable · unhappy · unpretentious · unprincipled · unrefined · unsatisfactory · unworthy · vile · vulgar · weak · worthless

TRANSLATION OF LOWER

Find out the translation of lower to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lower from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lower» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 下级的
• Translator English - Spanish: inferior
• English: lower
• Translator English - Hindi: कम
• Translator English - Arabic: أَدْنَى
• Translator English - Russian: нижний
• Translator English - Portuguese: mais baixo
• Translator English - Bengali: নিম্ন
• Translator English - French: plus bas
• Translator English - Malay: Lebih rendah
• Translator English - German: niedriger
• Translator English - Japanese: より低い
• Translator English - Korean: 아래쪽의
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngisor
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thấp hơn
• Translator English - Tamil: குறைந்த
• Translator English - Marathi: कमी
• Translator English - Turkish: alt
• Translator English - Italian: inferiore
• Translator English - Polish: niższy
• Translator English - Ukrainian: нижній
• Translator English - Romanian: inferior
• Translator English - Greek: χαμηλότερος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: laer
• Translator English - Swedish: lägre
• Translator English - Norwegian: lavere

10 QUOTES WITH «LOWER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lower.

1

Thomas Aquinas

It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himself to him, and who resorts to prayer not to stir the man in us to will what God wills, but only to persuade God to will what the man in us wills.

2

William Henry Ashley

We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when we descended ten miles lower down and encamped on a spot of ground where several thousand Indians had wintered during the past season.

3

David Axelrod

I think the millions of people who had been able to renegotiate their mortgages so they are paying lower interest rates are better off.

4

Roscoe Bartlett

I will continue my consistent record of voting for lower taxes, less spending and fewer regulations to make our government more effective and efficient while upholding our Constitution.

5

Tomas Berdych

The grass is a very big challenge for me. There are these low bounces and different movements, which is very difficult, especially for my height and weight. When the surfaces change, and I start to play on grass, I start to feel it in the lower back and the lower hamstring.

6

Jeff Bingaman

Clearly, we need to have the very best advice and counsel on what actions can be taken to help lower the cost of gasoline.

7

Marsha Blackburn

Our tax policies, the tax relief and reform we passed in 2003 and 2005, helped get government out of the way of America's entrepreneurs, and our unemployment rate is now lower than it was in the 1970s, the 1980s, and the 1990s.

8

William Bligh

There is a degree of wretchedness and want among the lower class of people which is not anywhere so common as among the Spanish and Portuguese settlements.

9

David Bonderman

Prices are always lower when the troops are in the street.

10

Edward de Bono

In the future, instead of striving to be right at a high cost, it will be more appropriate to be flexible and plural at a lower cost. If you cannot accurately predict the future then you must flexibly be prepared to deal with various possible futures.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOWER»

Discover the use of lower in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lower and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

50 Ways To Lower Your Cholesterol

Use 50 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol to meet that challenge and live a long, healthy life!

Mcgowan, 2005

Selling the Lower East Side: Culture, Real Estate, and ...

Selling the Lower East Side recounts the resistance tactics used by community residents, as well as the impulse on the part of some to perpetuate the image of the neighborhood as dangerous, romantic, and bohemian, clinging to the ...

Christopher Mele, 2000

Forensic Medicine of the Lower Extremity: Human ...

This comprehensive collection of rigorous review articles covers both the scientific and practical aspects of using of lower extremity remains for human identification and trauma analysis.

Jeremy Rich, Dorothy E. Dean, Robert H. Powers, 2007

Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb

The third edition preserves the lucidity, logical approach and comprehensive coverage of its predecessors but adds many new exciting features, including an all-new colour design, colour line drawings, new contributors, thorough updating of ...

Ben Yates, 2009

Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Lower Limb Loss

Discusses the importance of physical conditioning and the ways in which persons with an amputation can achieve fitness by adapting their prosthesis to the exercise regime &/or following a conditioning program without it.

Ernest M. Burgess, Albert Rappoport, 1993

An Atlas of Surgical Exposures of the Lower Extremity

Illustrations by Léon Dorn.

Ian S Fyfe, Leslie Klenerman, Emile Letournel, 1993

The "Lower Sort": Philadelphia's Laboring People, 1750-1800

This book recreates the daily lives of laboring men and women in America's premier urban center during the second half of the eighteenth century.

Billy Gordon Smith, 1994

Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side

Raymond Bial reveals the first, challenging step in this process as he leads us on a tour of the sights and sounds of the Lower East Side, guiding us through the dark hallways, staircases, and rooms of the tenements.

Raymond Bial, 2002

30 Maths Games for Lower Primary

Features fun and exciting games to motivate younger primary pupils that are clearly presented and delightfully illustrated.

Catherine Connolly, 1996

Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere: Theory, ...

Here is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of one of the hottest areas of chemical research.

Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts, James N. Pitts, Jr., 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOWER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lower is used in the context of the following news items.

Todd Starnes: Do the right thing, Mr. President — lower the flag | Fox …

I asked our readers to do what President Obama would not – lower the flag that flew outside their homes and business. Hundreds responded ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

Man, 18, charged in fatal crash on Lower Wacker Drive

Ivan Sanchez, 18, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in a fatal crash on Lower Wacker Drive. (Chicago Police ... «WLS-TV, Jul 15»

Grain Lower and Livestock Mixed - ABC News

Wheat for September delivery declined 21.25 cents to $5.3275 a bushel; December corn was 15.25 cents lower at 4.16 a bushel; December ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

Jet.com Takes On Amazon With The Promise Of Lower Prices …

For years, online shoppers have used a number of tools to help them find the best deals, ranging from web browser add-ons that check for ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»

Lower benefit caps 'will exclude poor families from large parts of …

Separate research by Citizen's Advice predicts that of the estimated 90,000 new households expected to be immediately affected by the lower ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Lower Macungie-developer legal battle to go to mediator - The …

A legal dispute between a developer and Lower Macungie Township will go before a mediator this week. A legal dispute between a developer ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»

Police, DA probe shootings of 2 people in Lower Alsace | Berks Area …

Pursued teens shot after ramming cop car, police say. LOWER ALSACE TWP., Pa. -. What started as a low-speed pursuit in Reading ended in ... «WFMZ Allentown, Jul 15»

Las Vegas Sands To Post Lower Q2 Earnings Amid Macau Slowdown

We expect the casino giant to continue to face headwinds from the ongoing decline in Macau gaming and post lower revenues and profits for ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Effect of poverty on brains may explain poor kids' lower test scores …

The effect of poverty on children's brains may explain why poor youngsters tend to score lower on standardized tests compared to wealthier ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

Appeals court reverses lower court on Missouri lawmaker case …

ST. LOUIS (AP) _ A federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court's rejection of a challenge to the Affordable Care Act brought by a Missouri ... «fox2now.com, Jul 15»