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The correct spelling is low.
How to pronounce low
/ləʊ/
nounIPA: /ləʊ/
Say it like: Low
The correct spelling is low. Something that is low; a low point. For example: "Economic growth has hit a new low."
Usage Examples
“Economic growth has hit a new low.”
“Unemployment has reached a ten-year low.”
“He is in a low right now”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Something that is low; a low point.
- 2.The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
- 3.A depressed mood or situation.
- 4.An area of low pressure; a depression.
- 5.The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
verb
- 1.To depress; to lower.
- 2.To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
- 3.To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
- 4.(followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
- 5.To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
adjective
- 1.Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- 2.Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- 3.Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- 4.Humble, meek, not haughty.
- 5.Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
adverb
- 1.Close to the ground.
- 2.Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- 3.With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- 4.Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- 5.In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
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