/ləʊ/
Translation
Near the ground, or not high.
Word origin
From Old Norse lagr, meaning low, which came into English long ago.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- lagr
Examples
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"Low" tells you the shelf is near the ground, not high.
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Here "low" means the prices are small, not big.
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"Low" can also mean soft and quiet.
"Low" means near the ground or not high. A low wall is short, and a low number is small. It is the opposite of "high", and it can also mean a soft, quiet sound.
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