"lower" meaning in English

See lower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈləʊə/ [UK], /ˈloʊɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-lower.ogg [US] Forms: low [positive], lower [comparative], lowest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|low|lower|lowest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The comparative form of low; more low.
    Sense id: simple-lower-en-adj-KpNP3Eye

Verb

IPA: /ˈləʊə/ [UK], /ˈloʊɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-lower.ogg [US] Forms: lower [canonical], lowers [third-person, singular], lowered [past], lowered [past, participle], lowering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you lower something, you move it down.
    Sense id: simple-lower-en-verb-p09mb7EK
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "low",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lower",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "low",
        "2": "lower",
        "3": "lowest"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "New Orleans is lower than Denver."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The comparative form of low; more low."
      ],
      "id": "simple-lower-en-adj-KpNP3Eye"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈləʊə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"l@U@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloʊɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"loU@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-lower.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lower"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lower",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowers",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowered",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowered",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowering",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "raise"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The man was lowered into the hole on a rope, so he could save the child."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you lower something, you move it down."
      ],
      "id": "simple-lower-en-verb-p09mb7EK"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈləʊə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"l@U@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloʊɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"loU@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-lower.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lower"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "low",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lower",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "low",
        "2": "lower",
        "3": "lowest"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Comparative forms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "New Orleans is lower than Denver."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The comparative form of low; more low."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈləʊə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"l@U@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloʊɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"loU@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-lower.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lower"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lower",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowers",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowered",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowered",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowering",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "raise"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The man was lowered into the hole on a rope, so he could save the child."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you lower something, you move it down."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈləʊə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"l@U@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloʊɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"loU@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-lower.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lower"
}

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