Low

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /loʊ/

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  Rhymes: -əʊ - (Etymologies 1 & 2 only)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lágr (whence Danish lav) , and from Early Mediaeval English lāh

Adjective

Low (comparative er, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Low

Comparative er

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. In a position comparatively close to the ground.
2. Small in height.
3. Depressed, sad.
4. In an amount nearest to zero, such as low prices.
5. Despicable thing to do.

   Now that was low even for you!

Synonyms

• (depressed): blue, depressed, down, miserable, sad, unhappy

Antonyms

• (in a position comparatively close to the ground): high

Related terms

• Low German
• Low Latin

Translations

in a position comparatively close to the ground

Arabic: منخفض (munxáfeḍ) Armenian: ցածր (c'açr) Catalan: baix m., baixa f. Chamicuro: c̈hijtawa Chinese: 低 (dī), 低的 (dīde) Dutch: laag nl(nl), lage nl(nl) Esperanto: malalta eo(eo) Finnish: alhainen fi(fi) French: bas fr(fr) m., basse fr(fr) f. German: niedrig de(de) Guaraní: karape Hungarian: alacsony hu(hu) Ido: basa Interlingua: basse

Italian: basso it(it) m., bassa it(it) f. Japanese: 低い (ひくい, hikui) Korean: 낮다 (natda) Kurdish: nizm, نزم Portuguese: baixo pt(pt) m., baixa pt(pt) f. Rohingya: niso Romanian: jos m., joasă f. Russian: низкий ru(ru) (nízkij) Scottish Gaelic: ìosal gd(gd), ìseal gd(gd) Serbian: nizak sr(sr) m., niska sr(sr) f., nisko sr(sr) n. Sicilian: vasciu m., vascia f. Spanish: bajo es(es) m., baja es(es) f. Swedish: låg sv(sv) Turkish: alçak tr(tr)

small height

Armenian: ցածրահասակ (c'açrahasak) Catalan: baix m., baixa f. Chamicuro: c̈hijtawa Czech: nízký cs(cs) m. Finnish: matala fi(fi)

Kurdish: nizm, نزم Russian: низкий ru(ru) (nízkij) Scottish Gaelic: ìosal gd(gd), ìseal gd(gd) Serbian: nizak sr(sr) m., niska sr(sr) f., nisko sr(sr) n. Swedish: kort sv(sv), låg sv(sv)

depressed, sad

Finnish: alakuloinen fi(fi) Kurdish: bêmad

Swedish: nere sv(sv)

In an amount nearest to zero

French: bas fr(fr) m., basse fr(fr) f., faible fr(fr), petit fr(fr) m., petite fr(fr) f.

Despicable

French: bas fr(fr) m., petit fr(fr) m., abject fr(fr) m.

Noun

Singular Low

Plural {{{1}}}

Low ({{{1}}})

1. Something that is low.

   You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.

   Economic growth has hit a new low.

2. A depressed mood or situation.

   He is in a low right now

3. Template:Meteorology An area of low pressure; a depression.
4. The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

   Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.

Translations

Something that is low

A depressed mood or situation

French: dépression fr(fr) f.

An area of low pressure

French: dépression fr(fr) f., basse pression fr(fr) f.

The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system

French: première fr(fr) f.

Etymology 2

Old English hlōwan. Compare Dutch loeien.

Verb

Infinitive to Low

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Low (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. (intransitive) To moo.

   The cattle were lowing.

Translations

moo — see moo

Etymology 3

From Icelandic log/logi or from Old Norse logi. Cognates include Danish lue and German Lohe.

Alternative spellings

• lowe

Pronunciation

• enPR: lou, IPA: /laʊ/, SAMPA: /laU/
• Rhymes: -aʊ

Noun

Singular Low

Plural {{{1}}}

Low ({{{1}}})

1. (countable) A flame, fire.

Translations

flame — see flame

Anagrams

• low,
• owl, Owl

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