Low Lower Adverb Bre Ləʊ Loʊ Crouch/Bend Plane

• to crouch/bend low
• a plane flying low over the town
• low-flying aircraft
• the sun sank lower towards the horizon.

low

1. in or into a low position, not far above the ground
• to crouch/bend low
• a plane flying low over the town
• low-flying aircraft
• The sun sank lower towards the horizon.
2. in or into a position near the bottom of something
• a window set low in the wall
• The candles were burning low.
3. at a level below what is usual or expected
• low-priced goods
• a low-powered PC
• a very low-scoring game
4. 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.
5. everywhere
• I've searched high and low for my purse.
6. to try not to attract attention to yourself
7. 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.
8. 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.

Word Origin

• adverb Middle English: from Old Norse lágr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laag, also to lie.