- a low level or point; a low figure
- The temperature reached a record low in London last night.
- The government's popularity has hit a new low.
- at a low The yen is at an all-time low against the dollar.
- Interest rates are at historic lows.
- to a low to sink/plunge/plummet to a new low
- to fall/drop to a five-year low
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- all-time
- new
- record
- …
- fall to
- hit
- reach
- …
- at a low
- highs and lows
- a very difficult time in somebody’s life or career
- The break-up of her marriage marked an all-time low in her life.
- We all experience highs and lows in life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- all-time
- new
- record
- …
- fall to
- hit
- reach
- …
- at a low
- highs and lows
- an area of low pressure in the atmosphere
- Another low is moving in from the Atlantic.
level/value
difficult time
weather
Word Originnoun 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 Englishsink/stoop to a new/an all-time low
- to behave in a worse way than ever before
- The government has stooped to an all-time low with this policy.
- Reality TV has sunk to new lows.
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