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Definition of lower 2 verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lower2

verb
 
/ˈlaʊə(r)/
 
/ˈlaʊər/
(also lour)
[intransitive] (literary)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lower
 
/ˈlaʊə(r)/
 
/ˈlaʊər/
he / she / it lowers
 
/ˈlaʊəz/
 
/ˈlaʊərz/
past simple lowered
 
/ˈlaʊəd/
 
/ˈlaʊərd/
past participle lowered
 
/ˈlaʊəd/
 
/ˈlaʊərd/
-ing form lowering
 
/ˈlaʊərɪŋ/
 
/ˈlaʊərɪŋ/
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  1. (of the sky or clouds) to be dark and show that bad weather is likely
    • Huge clouds lowered over the bay.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLower is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • eye
    Lower is used with these nouns as the object:
    • age
    • anchor
    • arm
    See full entry
See lower in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee lower in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
previously
adverb
 
 
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