to lower
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1.0
- verb
- /ˈloʊər/
:
bajar
- Please lower your voice so that you don't disturb the others.
- lower costs
- lower prices
- lower interest rates
You do it by eating lower carbohydrate foods.
- You do it by eating lower carbohydrate foods.
- So you want to slowly lower or descend to that target.
- You know, really you're going to lower yourself up and down a bunch.
- If you laugh, he'll lower his head to his hands and sigh.
- You can go down and you can lower the weight under control.
- And we said it lowers your triglycerides.
- That's what lowers the LDL in the circulation.
- Usually some landlords will lower rent, the good ones.
Examples
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Graham is at high risk of a cardiovascular event and needs to start on risk-lowering interventions immediately.
Academic text (2015) -
Then maybe you should lower your expectations.
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We'll discuss that later ... now lower your head!
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You gotta lower your voice, man.
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We'll lower it out of the window if necessary.
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What Daniel is going to do is lower the pressure.
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The students felt that this helped to lower stress levels when they conducted independent research.
Academic text (1999) -
With newer technologies and proper placement, engineers are helping to lower our carbon footprint.
Academic text (2012) -
I'll lower my voice.
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There is good evidence that statins lower the relative risk of cardiovascular events by 27%.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To fall to a lower amount or level
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2.0
To make something smaller in amount or size
201
3.7
To become less in size, importance, or value
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2.7
Make the sound or heat from something lower, for example music
181
2.8
Become less in amount or value
180
2.0
Move something slowly from a higher to a lower position
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2.1
To make something weaker or in a worse state
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3.0
Make an amount or level lower
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3.7
To make something less strong, for example a sound, color or feeling
44
1.6
To move something from a high place to a lower place
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4.9
To make something lower in rank, value or importance
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2.7
To move down at an angle
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1.8
To move something from a high place to a lower place
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2.8
To make something smaller in amount or strength
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4.0
To pull something down by weight or force
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4.0
To make something less strong by adding liquid or removing strong parts
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5.1
To make a list or group smaller by removing items over time
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4.8
To make prices, levels, or activity fall
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7.9
To make something weaker, like sound or light
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4.0
To make something smaller in size or amount
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4.1
To make a feeling, sound, or action less strong
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4.3
Reduce something to a lower level, for example power or voltage
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7.2
To make something less in small steps that are hard to bring back
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8.4
To make something smaller so it uses less space or time
To move something down in position or value
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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6.9
Choose smaller goals that are easier to reach when big ones feel impossible
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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3.9
Having a modest income and social position in the lower part of the middle class
- Specialized
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3.8
The part of a ship below the main floor where crew sleep or store things
- Specialized
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4.1
Part of the breathing system that includes the lungs and big air tubes
- Specialized
An early part of the Carboniferous period about 345 to 310 million years ago
- Specialized
An early part of the Carboniferous when primitive winged insects and early amphibians appear
- Specialized
A very early time in human history when people first used simple stone tools like hand axes
The larger southern part of the state of Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
- Specialized
An infection in the lungs or large airways that causes cough and fever
The northern part of ancient Egypt around the Nile delta where the land is very fertile
- Specialized
A deep, solid layer inside the Earth above the outer core, about 660 to 2,900 km below the surface
- Specialized
A sample from the lungs placed on a slide to look for infection or cancer
A river in Siberia that starts north of Lake Baikal and flows north and west into the Yenisei River
How Low
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lower comes from the old word low, which means 'not high'. So to lower something is to make it less high or move it down, as when you lower your voice or a flag.