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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember vocabulary

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember vocabulary

(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down / (transitive) to pull down / (transitive) To reduce the height of / (transitive) To depress as to direction

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Source Word

lower

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈləʊə/

Verb

transitive reflexive intransitive

(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down / (transitive) to pull down / (transitive) To reduce the height of / (transitive) To depress as to direction

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）物を下ろす、吊るされているものを自重で下降させること / （他動詞）物を引き下ろすこと、または引き下げる行為 / （他動詞）高さを低くする、減らす行為 / （他動詞）方向を下向きにする、落胆させる

What is this buttons?

Please lower the chandelier slowly so the electrician can inspect the wiring.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

電気技師が配線を点検できるように、シャンデリアをゆっくり下ろしてください。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

lower a bucket into a well

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Sense（2）

(transitive) to pull down

to lower a flag

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Sense（3）

(transitive) To reduce the height of

lower a fence or wall

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Sense（4）

(transitive) To depress as to direction

lower the aim of a gun

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Sense（5）

(transitive) To make less elevated

to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes

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Sense（6）

(transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of

lower the temperature

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Sense（7）

(transitive) To bring down; to humble

lower one's pride

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Sense（8）

(reflexive) (lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.

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Sense（9）

(transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

lower the price of goods

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Sense（10）

(intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease

The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.

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Sense（11）

(intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc.

Sense（12）

(computing, transitive) To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.

lowers

（ present singular third-person ）

lowering

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lowered

（ participle past ）

lowered

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