English dictionary
low
adjectivePronunciation
ləʊ
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- filled with melancholy and despondency
adjective
- of the most contemptible kind
adjective
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
adjective
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
adjective
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
adjective
- very low in volume
adjective
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
adjective
- unrefined in character
adjective
- no longer sufficient
adjective
- low or inferior in station or quality
adverb
- in a low position; near the ground
noun
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
noun
- a low level or position or degree
noun
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
verb
- make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
Example sentences
gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
gloomy predictions
a gloomy silence
took a grim view of the economy
the darkening mood
abject cowardice
a low stunt to pull
a low-down sneak
his miserable treatment of his family
You miserable skunk!
low ceilings
low clouds
low hills
the sun is low
low furniture
low prices
the reservoir is low
a low murmur
the low-toned murmur of the surf
brought low
a broken man
his broken spirit
low comedy
supplies are low
our funds are depleted
a humble cottage
a lowly parish priest
a modest man of the people
small beginnings
the branches hung low
the stock market fell to a new low
a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow