low

(Engels)

Adj

1. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
2. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
3. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
4. Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
5. Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
6. Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
7. Humble, meek, not haughty.
8. Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
9. Being a nadir, a bottom.
10. Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
11. Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
12. Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
13. Dead. (Compare lay low.)
14. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
15. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
16. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
17. (especially) Simple in complexity or development.
18. Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
19. Being near the equator.
20. Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
21. Quiet; soft; not loud.
22. Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
23. Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
24. (archaic) Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple.
25. Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

Noun

1. A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
2. A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
3. A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
4. (informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
5. The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
6. The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
7. (slang, usually) A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.

Adv

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.
6. In a time approaching our own.
7. In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

Verb

To lower; to make low.

Verb

simple past of laugh.

Verb

To moo.

Noun

A flame; fire; blaze.

Verb

To burn; to blaze.

Noun

1. (archaic, obsolete) Barrow, mound, tumulus.
2. (Scottish, archaic, dialectal) A hill.

Verb

Alternative form of 'low.

Tegenovergesteld aan

high, tall, short, deep, shallow

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈləʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: lowe

Verwant aan Schots: laich

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: leeg

Verwant aan Deens: lav

Verwant aan IJslands: lágur

Verwant aan Fries: leech

Verwant aan Noord-Fries: leeg

Verwant aan Nederlands: laag

Verwant aan Duits: läg

Overgenomen van Middelengels: lowen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: hlōwan

Verwant aan Nederlands: loeien

Verwant aan Middelhoogduits: lüejen

Verwant aan Zweeds: lumma

Verwant aan Latijn: calō

Verwant aan Oudgrieks: καλέω

Verwant aan Latijn: clāmō

Verwant aan IJslands: logi

Verwant aan Zweeds: låga

Verwant aan Deens: lue

Verwant aan Duits: Lohe

Verwant aan Noord-Fries: leag

Verwant aan Oudengels: līeġ

Overgenomen van Oudengels: hlāw

In summary

From Middle English lowe, lohe, lāh, from Old Norse lágr (“low”), from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (“lying, flat, situated near the ground, low”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).
Cognate with Scots laich (“low”), Saterland Frisian läich (“low”), West Frisian leech (“low”), Dutch laag (“low”), obsolete German läg (“low”), German Low German leeg, leeg' (“low”), Danish lav (“low”), Faroese, Icelandic lágur (“low”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish låg (“low”). More at lie.

Concepten

laag

gemeen

vuig

schunnig

rottig

infaam

onguur

ploertig

laaghartig

lage

abominabel

afgrijselijk

afschuwelijk

ijselijk

schraal

verfoeilijk

zacht

nederig

nietswaardig

kous

onzedelijk

klein

immoreel

ruw

geloei

diep

verachtelijk

neder

depressie

lagedrukgebied

zachtjes

zedeloos

zedenkwetsend

neer

neerslachtig

bulken

laf

loeien

minderwaardig

Synoniemen

mean

vile

base

short

moo

inferior

small

humble

down

abject

depressed

vulgar

bellow

contemptible

below

cheap

deep

foul

bad

👎

under

ignoble

soft

little

nasty

lower

poor

depression

lowly

coarse

scurvy

heavy

low-pitched

weak

lowlife

worthless

sordid

downward

downhearted

despicable

beneath

low-lying

scummy

mumbling

depraved

gross

low-spirited

miserable

shallow

faint

lousy

Vertalingen

bas

bajo

niedrig

basso

baix

baixo

niski

tief

χαμηλός

meugler

nizm

pequeño

alçak

baixa

niż

Zinnen

Choose between the high road and the low .

Kies tussen de High Road en de Low.

At low temperatures , the mixture is a solid .

Bij lage temperaturen is het mengsel een vaste stof.

Catalysts make chemical reactions possible at low temperatures .

Katalysatoren maken chemische reacties mogelijk bij lage temperaturen.

The surface of this feature has low ridges and patches of level terrain .

Het oppervlak van deze functie heeft lage richels en vlekken van niveau terrein.

Passive recreation typically requires little management and can be provided at very low costs .

Passieve recreatie vereist meestal weinig management en kan tegen zeer lage kosten worden verstrekt.