low
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /loʊ/
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- Rhymes: -əʊ - (Etymologies 1 & 2 only)
[edit] Etymology 1
From Old Norse lágr (whence Danish lav) [1], and from Early Mediaeval English lāh [2]
[edit] Adjective
low (comparative lower, superlative lowest)
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- In a position comparatively close to the ground.
- Small in height.
- Depressed, sad.
- In an amount nearest to zero, such as low prices.
- Despicable thing to do.
- Now that was low even for you!
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- (in a position comparatively close to the ground): high
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in a position comparatively close to the ground
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small height
depressed, sad
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In an amount nearest to zero
[edit] Noun
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low (plural lows)
- Something that is low.
- You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.
- Economic growth has hit a new low.
- A depressed mood or situation.
- He is in a low right now
- (meteorology) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- 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.
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Something that is low
A depressed mood or situation
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An area of low pressure
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[edit] Etymology 2
Old English hlōwan. Compare Dutch loeien.
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to low (third-person singular simple present lows, present participle lowing, simple past and past participle lowed)
- (intransitive) To moo.
- The cattle were lowing.
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moo — see moo
[edit] Etymology 3
From Icelandic log/logi[3] or from Old Norse logi[4]. Cognates include Danish lue and German Lohe.
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low (plural lows)
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flame — see flame
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