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# low

«low» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not high: close to the ground or the bottom (a low wall…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (low, lower, lowest); adverb (low); noun (a low, lows)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not high: close to the ground or the bottom (a low wall, a low shelf). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m1)

2) Small in number, amount or level (a low price, a low score, low temperature). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m2)

3) Of a sound: deep, or quiet (a low voice). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m3)

4) Feeling sad or tired (feeling low). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m4)

5) A noun: the lowest point or number (a new low; lows and highs in weather). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m5)

6) To low means to make the long, deep mooing sound that a cow makes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: low means small; the lowest number is the smallest; «lower than» means less than; lowest common multiple. In science: low temperature means cold; low tide; low pressure brings rain; low notes have slow vibrations. In everyday life: low battery, low on milk, keep your voice low in the library. Phrases: low battery, run low, lie low, high and low, low tide, lower case letters.

### examples

- The cat jumped over the low wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x1)
- Put the heavy books on the lowest shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x2)
- Today's low temperature will be 2 degrees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x3)
- My phone battery is low. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x4)
- He spoke in a low voice so the baby wouldn't wake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x5)
- Which number is the lowest: 12, 7 or 9? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x6)
- We are running low on bread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x7)
- The tide is low, so we can look in rock pools. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x8)
- I felt low after losing the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x9)
- Whisht! up sprang the cow and lowed dismally. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/#x10)

### note

Comparisons: low, lower, lowest. Opposite: high. In maths problems «lowest» = the smallest value, «lower by 5» = subtract 5. «Lower» is also a verb: lower the flag (move it down). A low sound can mean deep (a low note) or quiet (speak low) — read the context.

### In the corpora

- [Payday is the day pay arrives in the bank, often once a month, so money is usually lowest just before it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/6/)
- [Tablets, less salt and more exercise can lower high blood pressure, and measuring it only feels like a tight squeeze.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/16/)
- [Later that week, Dad says quietly that Mum has been low for weeks and the doctor says it is depression.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low/4/)
- [A closed kitchen door and low voices mean grown-ups are discussing something they are not ready to share.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/9/)
- [The rhythm section is the bass and drums together, which hold the beat; the bass plays the low notes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/4-starting-a-band/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «low» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/low/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.