lower

🇺🇸 /ˈləʊər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈləʊə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B2

to make something less or become less

Please lower the volume of the music.

B2

to move something down

She had to lower the window to get some fresh air.

R

to look dark and stormy

Dark clouds lower before the storm.

adjective
R

below something else

The lower shelf is easier to reach.

R

at the bottom part

He felt pain in his lower leg.

R

toward the coast or south

The lower valley has more farms.

translation

v. to make something less or become less; to move something down; to look dark and stormy
adj. below something else; at the bottom part; toward the coast or south

Word Forms

3rd Present lowers
Past lowered
Perfect lowered
Progressive lowering