--- title: L — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 32 description: The 644 words of the English dictionary under L, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/32/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / L # L — The English dictionary · page 32 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) … [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/31/) **32** [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/33/) [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/34/) [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/35/) **loud** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Loud means making a big sound that is easy to hear.[↗](../../loud/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Loud colours or clothes are very bright and catch the eye.[↗](../../loud/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Out loud» or «aloud» means so that others can hear: read it out loud.[↗](../../loud/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A loud person talks a lot and noisily.[↗](../../loud/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The loud bell rang 3 times.[↗](../../loud/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog barked loudly.[↗](../../loud/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Which sound is the loudest?[↗](../../loud/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Please read the poem out loud.[↗](../../loud/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The music was too loud, so we turned it down.[↗](../../loud/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Thunder is louder than rain.[↗](../../loud/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He wore a loud shirt with orange stripes.[↗](../../loud/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Very loud noise can damage your hearing.[↗](../../loud/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Use your quiet voice in the library, not your loud one.[↗](../../loud/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The king laughed loud and long.[↗](../../loud/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice: (Torah DEU.27.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../loud/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And when the voice of the horn waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.[↗](../../loud/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.19.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../loud/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.[↗](../../loud/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.12.42, JPS 1917)[↗](../../loud/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Praise Him with the loud-sounding cymbals; praise Him with the clanging cymbals.[↗](../../loud/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.150.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../loud/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying: (Prophets 1KI.8.55, JPS 1917)[↗](../../loud/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **loudly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a loud way; making a lot of noise or with a strong voice so it can be heard far away.[↗](../../loudly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dog barked loudly at the postman.[↗](../../loudly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Please speak loudly and clearly so everyone can hear.[↗](../../loudly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby cried loudly in the night.[↗](../../loudly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The smoke alarm beeped loudly.[↗](../../loudly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If someone grabs you, shout loudly for help.[↗](../../loudly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He laughed loudly at the joke.[↗](../../loudly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't talk loudly in the library.[↗](../../loudly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The thunder crashed loudly.[↗](../../loudly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · All the animals applauded the Fox loudly.[↗](../../loudly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **loudness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* How loud a sound is; the strength of a sound that we hear.[↗](../../loudness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The loudness of a sound is measured in decibels.[↗](../../loudness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hitting the drum harder increases its loudness.[↗](../../loudness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We tested the loudness of different alarms.[↗](../../loudness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Pitch and loudness are not the same thing.[↗](../../loudness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The loudness of the concert hurt my ears.[↗](../../loudness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn the loudness down on your headphones.[↗](../../loudness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **loudspeaker** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A device that turns electrical signals into sound and makes voices or music louder, so many people can hear.[↗](../../loudspeaker/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «On loudspeaker» (on a phone) means so everyone in the room can hear.[↗](../../loudspeaker/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The head teacher spoke over the loudspeaker.[↗](../../loudspeaker/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An announcement came over the loudspeaker at the train station.[↗](../../loudspeaker/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The loudspeaker makes the music loud enough for the whole hall.[↗](../../loudspeaker/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Put Granny on loudspeaker so we can all say hello.[↗](../../loudspeaker/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Inside a loudspeaker is a magnet and a cone.[↗](../../loudspeaker/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire alarm instructions came through the loudspeakers.[↗](../../loudspeaker/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lough** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Ireland) A lough is a lake or a long, narrow arm of the sea in Ireland, like a Scottish loch.[↗](../../lough/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Lough Neagh is the biggest lake in the British Isles.[↗](../../lough/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We went fishing on the lough.[↗](../../lough/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Lough Erne has many small islands.[↗](../../lough/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The lough was calm and grey in the morning.[↗](../../lough/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Swans swam across the lough.[↗](../../lough/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Lough Foyle opens into the sea.[↗](../../lough/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "I cannot," said the feet-water; "I am scattered on the ground, and my path is down to the Lough."[↗](../../lough/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **lounge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lounge is a comfortable room in a house where people sit and relax; a living room or sitting room.[↗](../../lounge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A lounge is a waiting room in an airport or hotel.[↗](../../lounge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To lounge is to sit or lie in a lazy, relaxed way.[↗](../../lounge/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We watched a film in the lounge.[↗](../../lounge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The family sat in the lounge after dinner.[↗](../../lounge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We waited in the departure lounge before our flight.[↗](../../lounge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The teachers have tea in the staff lounge.[↗](../../lounge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · On Sundays I like to lounge on the sofa.[↗](../../lounge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat lounged in the sunshine.[↗](../../lounge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop lounging around and help me tidy up.[↗](../../lounge/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · One day he was passing a splendid mansion, with a crowd of servants lounging in the courtyard.[↗](../../lounge/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **louse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tiny insect without wings that lives on the skin or hair of people or animals and feeds on blood; plural «lice».[↗](../../louse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (slang, rude) A nasty, mean person; plural «louses».[↗](../../louse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (louse up, informal) To spoil or mess something up.[↗](../../louse/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There's a note from school saying a child in our class has head lice.[↗](../../louse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A louse is a tiny insect that lives in hair.[↗](../../louse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum combed my hair to get rid of the lice.[↗](../../louse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lice are parasites that feed on blood.[↗](../../louse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «You louse\![↗](../../louse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") You stole my sweets!»[↗](../../louse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't louse up the plan by being late.[↗](../../louse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In history, soldiers in the trenches suffered from lice.[↗](../../louse/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **lout** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lout is a rude, clumsy, stupid young man who behaves badly.[↗](../../lout/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lout pushed past the old lady.[↗](../../lout/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be such a lout\![↗](../../lout/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The louts threw stones at the dog.[↗](../../lout/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **louvre** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Louvre is a famous art museum in Paris, France, in an old royal palace; it is home to the «Mona Lisa» (a name).[↗](../../louvre/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A louvre is one of a set of sloping slats in a door, window or shutter that let air in but keep out rain or direct light; also called a louvre window or louvred door.[↗](../../louvre/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre.[↗](../../louvre/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Louvre has a big glass pyramid at the entrance.[↗](../../louvre/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We queued for an hour to get into the Louvre.[↗](../../louvre/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cupboard has louvre doors so air can flow.[↗](../../louvre/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Tilt the louvres to keep out the sun.[↗](../../louvre/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Louvre was once a palace for French kings.[↗](../../louvre/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The celebrated Venus of Milo, now in the Louvre, is an exquisite statue of this divinity.[↗](../../louvre/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **lovable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lovable means easy to love, sweet and kind, so that people like you.[↗](../../lovable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The puppy is so lovable.[↗](../../lovable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He was a lovable old man.[↗](../../lovable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Smee was lovable in his own way.[↗](../../lovable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **love** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To care very deeply about someone, like family or close friends.[↗](../../love/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To like something very much: «I love pizza».[↗](../../love/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A noun: the strong warm feeling of caring for someone.[↗](../../love/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A noun: a person or thing you love: «Music is her great love».[↗](../../love/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* In tennis: a score of zero.[↗](../../love/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* In the UK, «love» is a friendly way to speak to someone: «Thanks, love».[↗](../../love/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I love my family.[↗](../../love/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We love going to the beach.[↗](../../love/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma sent a card with lots of love.[↗](../../love/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I'd love to come to your party.[↗](../../love/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy needs food, care and love.[↗](../../love/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Love from Emma.[↗](../../love/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The score in tennis is fifteen–love.[↗](../../love/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Thanks, love, said the lady in the shop.[↗](../../love/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Love ye therefore the stranger; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.[↗](../../love/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.10.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../love/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison; and Rebekah loved Jacob.[↗](../../love/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../love/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.[↗](../../love/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.20.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../love/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · O how love I Thy law\![↗](../../love/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.97, JPS 1917)[↗](../../love/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · I have loved you, saith the LORD.[↗](../../love/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets MAL.1.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../love/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · 'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness?[↗](../../love/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.1.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../love/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **loveliness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Loveliness is great beauty, the quality of being lovely.[↗](../../loveliness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The loveliness of the garden took my breath away.[↗](../../loveliness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She was a girl of great loveliness.[↗](../../loveliness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The loveliness of the moon lit up the sea.[↗](../../loveliness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **lovely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very nice, pleasant or beautiful.[↗](../../lovely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Kind and friendly: «she's a lovely person».[↗](../../lovely/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, informal) Used to say thank you or «great»: «Lovely, thanks!».[↗](../../lovely/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* What a lovely day for a picnic\![↗](../../lovely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thank you for the lovely present.[↗](../../lovely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our new neighbour is a lovely lady.[↗](../../lovely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bath was lovely and warm.[↗](../../lovely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Here's your tea.»[↗](../../lovely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") «Lovely, thanks!»[↗](../../lovely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It was lovely to see Grandma again.[↗](../../lovely/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The garden looks lovely in spring.[↗](../../lovely/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Mignon grew more lovely every day.[↗](../../lovely/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts\![↗](../../lovely/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.84.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lovely/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · His mouth is most sweet; yea, he is altogether lovely.[↗](../../lovely/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.5.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lovely/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · A lovely hind and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; with her love be thou ravished always.[↗](../../lovely/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.5.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lovely/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **lover** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lover of something is a person who likes it very much: an animal lover, a book lover, a music lover.[↗](../../lover/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adult) A lover is a person someone loves in a romantic way and is in a close relationship with, especially when they are not married.[↗](../../lover/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt is a great animal lover.[↗](../../lover/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This book is perfect for lovers of adventure stories.[↗](../../lover/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad is a football lover.[↗](../../lover/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Romeo and Juliet are the most famous lovers in plays.[↗](../../lover/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The two lovers walked hand in hand by the river.[↗](../../lover/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Calling all chocolate lovers: free samples today\![↗](../../lover/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then she hurried away with her lover.[↗](../../lover/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.[↗](../../lover/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.4.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lover/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself; Ephraim hath hired lovers.[↗](../../lover/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.8.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lover/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; and wouldest thou yet return to Me? saith the LORD.[↗](../../lover/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.3.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lover/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **lovesick** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lovesick means so much in love, often with someone who does not love you back, that you feel sad, dreamy and cannot think of anything else.[↗](../../lovesick/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lovesick boy wrote poems about the girl next door.[↗](../../lovesick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My big brother has been lovesick all week.[↗](../../lovesick/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lovesick puppy followed her everywhere.[↗](../../lovesick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the lovesick knight could not eat or sleep.[↗](../../lovesick/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop sighing like a lovesick teenager\![↗](../../lovesick/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The song is about a lovesick sailor far from home.[↗](../../lovesick/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lovest** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «lovest» means «you love», a form of «love».[↗](../../lovest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To care very deeply about someone, like family or close friends.[↗](../../lovest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **loveth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «loveth» means «loves», a form of «love».[↗](../../loveth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To care very deeply about someone, like family or close friends.[↗](../../loveth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.[↗](../../loveth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.10.18, JPS 1917) · Yea, He loveth the peoples, all His holy ones — they are in Thy hand; and they sit down at Thy feet, receiving of Thy words.[↗](../../loveth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.33.3, JPS 1917) · And it shall be, if he say unto thee: 'I will not go out from thee'; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he fareth well with thee;[↗](../../loveth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.15.16, JPS 1917) **lovingkindness** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* A deep, faithful and enduring love and kindness.[↗](../../lovingkindness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pardon, I pray Thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of Thy lovingkindness, and according as Thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.'[↗](../../lovingkindness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.14.19, JPS 1917) · The LORD is slow to anger, and plenteous in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.[↗](../../lovingkindness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.14.18, JPS 1917) **lovingly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lovingly means in a way that shows love and care.[↗](../../lovingly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Lovingly also means very carefully and gently, with great attention, because you care about doing something well.[↗](../../lovingly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum looked lovingly at the new baby.[↗](../../lovingly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake was lovingly decorated by Gran.[↗](../../lovingly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old train was lovingly restored by volunteers.[↗](../../lovingly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He lovingly stroked the cat's soft fur.[↗](../../lovingly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She wrapped each present lovingly.[↗](../../lovingly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The garden is lovingly cared for by the whole street.[↗](../../lovingly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When he got there, they greeted each other lovingly, and then she hid him again as before.[↗](../../lovingly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **low** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not high: close to the ground or the bottom (a low wall, a low shelf).[↗](../../low/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Small in number, amount or level (a low price, a low score, low temperature).[↗](../../low/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Of a sound: deep, or quiet (a low voice).[↗](../../low/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Feeling sad or tired (feeling low).[↗](../../low/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A noun: the lowest point or number (a new low; lows and highs in weather).[↗](../../low/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* To low means to make the long, deep mooing sound that a cow makes.[↗](../../low/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat jumped over the low wall.[↗](../../low/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the heavy books on the lowest shelf.[↗](../../low/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Today's low temperature will be 2 degrees.[↗](../../low/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My phone battery is low.[↗](../../low/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He spoke in a low voice so the baby wouldn't wake.[↗](../../low/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Which number is the lowest: 12, 7 or 9?[↗](../../low/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We are running low on bread.[↗](../../low/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The tide is low, so we can look in rock pools.[↗](../../low/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I felt low after losing the match.[↗](../../low/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Whisht! up sprang the cow and lowed dismally.[↗](../../low/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Both low and high, rich and poor together.[↗](../../low/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../low/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · That looketh down low upon heaven and upon the earth?[↗](../../low/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.113.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../low/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · But man dieth, and lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he?[↗](../../low/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.14.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../low/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **lower** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lower means less high, closer to the ground, or at the bottom of something.[↗](../../lower/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Lower means smaller in number, amount or level.[↗](../../lower/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To lower something means to move it down.[↗](../../lower/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To lower something like a price, sound or voice means to make it less.[↗](../../lower/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Lower can also describe social rank, meaning belonging to the group of people with less money and power.[↗](../../lower/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Write your name in lower-case letters.[↗](../../lower/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The temperature is lower at night.[↗](../../lower/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 12 is lower than 20.[↗](../../lower/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lower the bucket into the well slowly.[↗](../../lower/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Please lower your voice in the library.[↗](../../lower/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop lowered its prices in the sale.[↗](../../lower/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The lower shelf is for the little ones.[↗](../../lower/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My lower lip is cut.[↗](../../lower/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The stranger that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.[↗](../../lower/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.28.43, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lower/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the appearance thereof be lower than the wall; (Torah LEV.14.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lower/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and it be not lower than the skin, but be dim, then the priest shall shut him up seven days.[↗](../../lower/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.13.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lower/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Yet Thou hast made him but little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.[↗](../../lower/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.8.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lower/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And the pavement was by the side of the gates, corresponding unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.[↗](../../lower/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.40.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lower/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.[↗](../../lower/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.22.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lower/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) … [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/31/) **32** [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/33/) [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/34/) [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/35/) - ← previous: [page 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/31/) - next →: [page 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/33/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)