"'low" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /laʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Forms: 'lows [present, singular, third-person], 'lowing [participle, present], 'lowed [participle, past], 'lowed [past]
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: Aphetic form of allow. Etymology templates: {{aphetic form|en|allow}} Aphetic form of allow Head templates: {{en-verb}} 'low (third-person singular simple present 'lows, present participle 'lowing, simple past and past participle 'lowed)
  1. (US, UK, dialectal or colloquial) To allow; to acknowledge or admit. Tags: UK, US, colloquial, dialectal
    Sense id: en-'low-en-verb-vz4Xghrz Categories (other): American English, British English

Alternative forms

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