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- [loh-er]
- /ˈloʊ ər/
- /ˈləʊ.ər/
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- [loh-er]
- /ˈloʊ ər/
Definitions of lowered word
- verb with object lowered to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag. 1
- verb with object lowered to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal. 1
- verb with object lowered to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 1
- verb with object lowered to make less loud: Please lower your voice. 1
- verb with object lowered to bring down in rank or estimation; degrade; humble; abase (oneself), as by some sacrifice of self-respect or dignity: His bad actions lowered him in my eyes. 1
- verb with object lowered Music. to make lower in pitch; flatten. 1
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Origin of lowered
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English, comparative of low1 (adj.)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lowered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lowered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lowered usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lowered
adjective lowered
- low-cost — able to be purchased or acquired at relatively little cost: low-cost life insurance; low-cost housing.
- cut-price — Cut-price goods or services are cheaper than usual.
- moved — to pass from one place or position to another.
- reduced — that is or has been reduced.
- uncostly — costing much; expensive; high in price: a costly emerald bracelet; costly medical care.
Antonyms for lowered
adjective lowered
- high-rise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- steep — having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
- raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- arrect — (of animals' ears) pricked up
- standing up — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
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