lower

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Adjective 3 Verb 3.1 Antonyms

[change] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈləʊə/, SAMPA: /"l@U@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈloʊɚ/, SAMPA: /"loU@`/
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[change] Adjective

Positive low

Comparative lower

Superlative lowest

1. The comparative form of low; more low.

   New Orleans is lower than Denver.

[change] Verb

Plain form lower

Third-person singular lowers

Past tense lowered

Past participle lowered

Present participle lowering

1. If you lower something, you move it down.

   The man was lowered into the hole on a rope, so he could save the child.

[change] Antonyms

• raise