What does Lower mean?
Definitions for Lower
ˈloʊ ərlow·er
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Lower.
Princeton's WordNet
lower berth, lowerverb
the lower of two berths
lower, take down, let down, get down, bring downverb
move something or somebody to a lower position
"take down the vase from the shelf"
lower, lourverb
set lower
"lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
turn down, lower, lourverb
make lower or quieter
"turn down the volume of a radio"
lower, depressverb
cause to drop or sink
"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
frown, glower, lour, lowerverb
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lowernoun
Etymology: from the verb.
Philoclea was jealous for Zelmane, not without so mighty a lower as that face could yield. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
To Lowerverb
Etymology: from low.
As our high vessels pass their wat’ry way,
Let all the naval world due homage pay;
With hasty reverence their top-honours lower,
Confessing the asserted power. Matthew Prior.The suppliant nations
Bow to its ensigns, and with lower’d sails
Confess the ocean’s queen. Edmund Smith, Phædrus and Hippolytus.When the water of rivers issues out of the apertures with more than ordinary rapidity, it bears along with it such particles of loose matter as it met with in its passage through the stone, and it sustains those particles till its motion begins to remit, when by degrees it lowers them, and lets them fall. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.
The kingdom will lose by this lowering of interest, if it makes foreigners withdraw any of their money. John Locke.
Some people know it is for their advantage to lower their interest. Josiah Child, on Trade.
To Lowerverb
To grow less; to fall; to sink.
The present pleasure,
By revolution low’ring, does become
The opposite of itself. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.To Lowerverb
Etymology: To grow less; to fall; to sink.
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious Summer by this son of York;
And all the clouds that lower’d upon our house,
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.The low’ring spring, with lavish rain,
Beats down the slender stem and bearded grain. Dryden.When the heavens are filled with clouds, and all nature wears a lowering countenance, I withdraw myself from these uncomfortable scenes. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 83.
The dawn is overcast, the morning low’rs,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Joseph Addison, Cato.If on Swithin’s feast the welkin lours,
And ev’ry penthouse streams with hasty show’rs,
Twice twenty days shall clouds their fleeces drain. John Gay.There was Diana when Actæon saw her, and one of her foolish nymphs, who weeping, and withal lowering, one might see the workman meant to set forth tears of anger. Philip Sidney.
He mounts the throne, and Juno took her place,
But sullen discontent sat low’ring on her face;
Then, impotent of tongue, her silence broke,
Thus turbulent in rattling tone she spoke. Dryden.
Webster Dictionary
Loweradjective
compar. of Low, a
Loweradjective
to let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag
Loweradjective
to reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret
Loweradjective
to depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
Loweradjective
to reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors
Loweradjective
to bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride
Loweradjective
to reduce in value, amount, etc. ; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc
Lowerverb
to fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose
Lowerverb
to be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest
Lowerverb
to frown; to look sullen
Lowernoun
cloudiness; gloominess
Lowernoun
a frowning; sullenness
Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lower
low′ėr, v.i. to appear gloomy, as the clouds: to threaten a storm: to frown.—adjs. Lou′ry, Low′ery, cloudy; Low′ering, looking sullen: appearing dark and threatening.—adv. Low′eringly. [M. E. louren, from M. E. lure, lere, the cheek, allied to A.S. hleór, and thus a variant of leer.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Lower' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #872
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Lower' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1564
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Lower' in Verbs Frequency: #616
Anagrams for Lower »
owler
rowel
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Lower in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Lower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Lower in a Sentence
Those policies failed to stop the dying, failed to stop the infection from spreading, and inflicted massive health damage and destruction, particularly on working class and lower-income families and on our children, history's biggest failure of public health policy lies directly at the hands of those who recommended the lockdowns and those who implemented them, not on those who advised otherwise. Period.
It could be something very small, it can simply be a change in the fuel injection strategy. What might be realized is a penalty in fuel economy in order to get these systems more active, to lower the emissions levels.
We're in uncharted territory in front of the Brexit vote, and then there's also the Fed this week. So the wall of worry is quite high at the moment, all the banks are a little bit lower, and they're the ones which are likely to get hit. For the next two weeks, you've got to be slightly mad if you've not got your money in defensive stocks.
If this occurs, we believe that strong competition among insulin manufacturers will quickly push them to lower prices to net levels, which will greatly benefit patients who need this drug to survive.
We expect the euro lower on the open, when( it) becomes clearer banks are out of cash or that the IMF wo n’t be paid... euro could be down more than 2 figures.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for Lower
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- أنزلArabic
- baixar, abaixar, disminuir, reduirCatalan, Valencian
- spustit, snížitCzech
- herunterlassenGerman
- bajarSpanish
- alentua, madaltaa, laskea, alentaaFinnish
- baisser, réduire, diminuer, s'abaisser, abaisser, amenerFrench
- sìolaidhScottish Gaelic
- basigarIdo
- abbassareItalian
- 下ろす, 下げるJapanese
- شۆڕ کردنKurdish
- subsum, discedoLatin
- whakaheke, whakahaka, whakamahuruMāori
- baixar, abaixar, descer, rebaixar, diminuir, reduzir, baratearPortuguese
- унизиться, понизиться, опускать, спускать, понижаться, снижать, унижаться, снижаться, унизить, снизиться, опустить, понижать, спустить, снизить, унижать, понизитьRussian
- spustiti, poniziti, sniziti, smanjiti, poniziti se, uniziti, uniziti seSerbo-Croatian
- abaxhî, dischinde, baxhî, rabaxhîWalloon
Get even more translations for Lower »
Translation
Find a translation for the Lower definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Lower." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Web. 26 Jan. 2023. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Lower>.
Discuss these Lower definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In