low
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 →
2) Small in number, amount or level (a low price, a low score, low temperature). tree →
3) Of a sound: deep, or quiet (a low voice). tree →
4) Feeling sad or tired (feeling low). tree →
5) A noun: the lowest point or number (a new low; lows and highs in weather). tree →
6) To low means to make the long, deep mooing sound that a cow makes. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It often means humble or weak, in rank or in spirit. "Low and high" means every sort of person. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that God looks after the humble and brings the proud down. The sages praised humility, like Moses's. In the primary 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
- Both low and high, rich and poor together. (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- That looketh down low upon heaven and upon the earth? (Writings PSA.113.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- But man dieth, and lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he? (Writings JOB.14.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- The cat jumped over the low wall. tree →
- Put the heavy books on the lowest shelf. tree →
- Today's low temperature will be 2 degrees. tree →
- My phone battery is low. tree →
- He spoke in a low voice so the baby wouldn't wake. tree →
- Which number is the lowest: 12, 7 or 9? tree →
- We are running low on bread. tree →
- The tide is low, so we can look in rock pools. tree →
- I felt low after losing the match. tree →
- Whisht! up sprang the cow and lowed dismally. tree →
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
- And Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.
- The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich; He bringeth low, He also lifteth up.
- And the pavement was by the side of the gates, corresponding unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.
- Yet Thou hast made him but little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
- Both low and high, rich and poor together.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «low» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.