verb#4,355 by frequency
lower
/ˈləʊ.ə/
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; To pull down; To reduce the height of
- he/she/it
- lowers
- past participle
- lowered
Meanings
- 1
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
Could you lower the music?
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Could you lower the volume?
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- 2
To pull down
- 3
To reduce the height of
- 4
To depress as to direction
- 5
To make less elevated
- 6
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
- 7
To bring down; to humble
- 8
To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc
- 9
To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignityrare
- 10
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decreaserare