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   Low·er

   /ˈlōər/

   

   adjective

   • 1. less high in position: "the lower levels of the building" Similar bottombottommostunderunderneathfurther downbeneathnetherOpposite topupperhigher
   • ▪ less high in status or amount: "managers lower down the hierarchy" Similar subordinateinferiorlesserjuniorminorsecondarylower-levellower-gradesubsidiaryancillarysecond-fiddlesubservientsecond-classsecond-ratecheaperreduceddecreasedlessenedcurtailedprunedcutslashedOpposite upperseniorhigherincreased
   • ▪ (of an animal or plant) showing relatively primitive or simple characteristics.
   • 2. situated on less high land or toward the sea: "the union of Upper and Lower Egypt"
   • ▪ situated to the south: "Lower California"
   • 3. denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited: "Lower Cretaceous"

   adverb

   • 1. in or into a lower position: "the sun sank lower"

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   What does lowering your voice mean?

   • Please lower your voice (= speak more quietly). humorous Dale lowered the tone of the evening (= made it less socially acceptable) by telling a dirty joke. He had hoped to become a doctor, but he had to lower his sights after his disappointing exam results. You should lower your speed as you approach a junction.

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   How do you use lower in a sentence?

   • You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things. She bit her lower lip. ...the lower deck of the bus. The upper layer of felt should overlap the lower. ...the lower of the two holes. You can use lower to refer to the bottom part of something. Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back.

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   verb (used with object) to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag. Synonyms: depress, drop. to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. Synonyms: lessen, diminish, decrease. Antonyms: increase, raise.

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   To lower is to move something downward. When you go to sleep at night, you lower your head onto your pillow (unless you are a horse; in that case, you don't lower anything and sleep standing up). After cleaning your house's gutters, you'll climb down, lower the ladder, and put it away.

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   Lower definition: to cause to descend; let or put down. See examples of LOWER used in a sentence.