- in or into a low position, not far above the ground
- to crouch/bend low
- He bowed low and said, ‘I am your humble servant.’
- a plane flying low over the town
- low-flying aircraft
- The sun sank lower towards the horizon.
Extra Examples- Birds swooped low over their heads.
- The keeper dived low to save the shot.
- in or into a position near the bottom of something
- a window set low in the wall
- The candles were burning low.
- (especially in compounds) at a level below what is usual or expected
- low-priced goods
- a low-powered PC
- a very low-scoring game
- low-hanging clouds/branches
- Investors are told to buy low and sell high.
- not high; not loudly
- He's singing an octave lower than the rest of us.
- Can you turn the music lower—you'll wake the baby.
not high
near bottom
level
sound
Word Originadverb Middle English: from Old Norse lágr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laag, also to lie.
Idioms
See low in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee low in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishhigh and low
- everywhere
- I've searched high and low for my purse.
lie low
- (informal) to try not to attract attention to yourself
sink so low | sink to something
- to have such low moral standards that you do something very bad
- Stealing from your friends? How could you sink so low?
- I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths.
- With this article the newspaper has sunk to a new low.
stoop so low (as to do something)
- (formal) to drop your moral standards far enough to do something bad or unpleasant
- She was unwilling to believe anyone would stoop so low as to steal a ring from a dead woman's finger.
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