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Definition low
Etymology 1
From Middle English lowe, lohe, l?h, from Old Norse lágr (“low”), from Proto-Germanic *l?gaz (“lying, flat, situated near the ground, low”), from Proto-Indo-European *leg?- (“to lie”). Cognate with Scots laich (“low”), Low German leeg (“low, feeble, bad”), Danish lav (“low”), Icelandic lágur (“low”), West Frisian leech (“low”), North Frisian leeg, liig (“low”), Dutch laag (“low”), obsolete German läg (“low”). More at lie.
Adjective
low (comparative lower, superlative lowest)
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
- Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- (especially in the field of biology) Simple in complexity or development; (in several set phrases) favoring simplicity; see e.g. low church, Low Tory.
- (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
- (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- (archaic) Not rich, seasoned, or nourishing; plain, simple.
- (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
Noun
low (plural lows)
- Something that is low; a low point.
- The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
- A depressed mood or situation.
- (meteorology) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- (slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.
Adverb
low (comparative lower, superlative lowest)
- Close to the ground.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In a time approaching our own.
- (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
Verb
low (third-person singular simple present lows, present participle lowing, simple past and past participle lowed)
Etymology 2
From Middle English lough, from Old English hl?g, preterite of hliehhan (“to laugh”). More at laugh.
Verb
low
- (obsolete) simple past of laugh.
Etymology 3
From Middle English lowen (“to low”), from Old English hl?wan (“to low, bellow, roar”), from Proto-Germanic *hl?an? (“to call, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh?- (“to call”). Cognate with Dutch loeien (“to low”), Middle High German lüejen (“to roar”), dialectal Swedish lumma (“to roar”), Latin cal? (“I call”), Ancient Greek ????? (kalé?), Latin cl?m? (“I shout, claim”). More at claim.
Verb
low (third-person singular simple present lows, present participle lowing, simple past and past participle lowed)
- (intransitive) To moo.
Etymology 4
From Middle English lowe, loghe, from Old Norse logi (“fire, flame, sword”), from Proto-Germanic *lugô (“flame, blaze”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light”). Cognate with Icelandic logi (“flame”), Swedish låga (“flame”), Danish lue (“flame”), German Lohe (“blaze, flames”), North Frisian leag (“fire, flame”), Old English l?e? (“fire, flame, lightning”). More at leye, light.
Noun
low (plural lows)
Verb
low (third-person singular simple present lows, present participle lowing, simple past and past participle lowed)
Etymology 5
From Old English hl?w, hl?w (“burial mound”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz. Obsolete by the 19th century, survives in toponymy as -low.
Noun
low (plural lows)
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