low

«low» in Mova's school dictionary: Not high: close to the ground or the bottom (a low wall… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• Payday is the day pay arrives in the bank, often once a month, so money is usually lowest just before it.
• Tablets, less salt and more exercise can lower high blood pressure, and measuring it only feels like a tight squeeze.
• Later that week, Dad says quietly that Mum has been low for weeks and the doctor says it is depression.
• A closed kitchen door and low voices mean grown-ups are discussing something they are not ready to share.
• The rhythm section is the bass and drums together, which hold the beat; the bass plays the low notes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «low» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.